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A region of cold weather in the north-central United States X X X X X X Rice Belt [5] [2] Southern states where rice is a major crop X X X X Rust Belt [2] Northeastern and central northern states where heavy industrialization—and some economic stagnation—is common X X X X X X X X X
The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States and part of the Southern United States that, since the 1850s, has dominated corn production in the United States. In North America, corn is the common word for maize. More generally, the concept of the Corn Belt connotes the area of the Midwest dominated by farming and agriculture ...
States of the Rice Belt, in green Rice production by county in the United States in 2010. The Rice Belt of the United States includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, four southern U.S. states that grow a significant portion of the nation's rice crop. The name is in conformity with the Corn Belt of the Midwestern United States, in ...
Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. [1] As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms, covering an area of 900 million acres (1,400,000 sq mi), an average of 441 acres (178 hectares) per farm. [2]
Six states now account for over 99% of all rice grown in the US. These are the Rice Belt states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas), California and Missouri. As of 2003, Arkansas topped the list with a production level of 213 million bushels against a total production of 443 million bushels in the country, and the annual per capita ...
The Cotton Belt is a region of the Southern United States where cotton was the predominant cash crop from the late 19th century into the 20th century. [ 1 ] Before the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, cotton production was limited to coastal plain areas of North Carolina , South Carolina and Georgia , [ 1 ] and, on a smaller scale, along ...
State agriculture commissioners in the United States (14 C, 10 P) Wine regions of the United States by state or territory (41 C, 31 P) Agriculture in Puerto Rico (6 C, 5 P)
In the United States, an important region is the Corn Belt, where maize and soybeans are major crops, which generally extends from the Great Lakes south through Missouri. [50] Further to the west in both the United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, is the Wheat Belt, where the climate is too severe for maize or soybeans. [51]