Farm and ranch production expenditures for Kansas totaled $24.2 billion in 2023, up 2% from a year earlier, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Livestock expenses, the largest expenditure category, at
$9.19 billion, increased 33% from 2022. Feed, the next largest expense category, at $3.47 billion, decreased 28% from 2022. Farm Services, the third largest total expense category at
$2.00 billion, increased 21% from 2022.
Livestock expenses accounted for 38% of Kansas's total production expenditures. Feed accounted for 14, farm services 8, and fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 7%.
The total expenditures per farm or ranch in Kansas averaged $427,989 in 2023, up 4% from 2022. The Livestock expense category was the leading expenditure, at $162,799 per operation, 5.52 times the national average. Feed expenditures, at $61,470 per operation, were
$19,130 above the national average. Fertilizer and soil conditioners, at $28,344, were
$9,397 above the national average. The average rent expenditure, at $23,384, was $4,966 above the national average.
These results are based on data from Kansas farmers and ranchers who participated in the Agricultural Resource Management Survey conducted by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Producers were contacted in January through April to collect 2023 farm and ranch expenses.
