Investor Presentaiton

www - Across all of the product categories listed in Table 7 with the highest levels of unmet demand, note that meat/beef production and processing is the largest general industry sector spanning three product categories - with a total of approximately $1.3 billion in unmet demand. Moreover, these three product categories have RPCs of 7.9 percent, 19.8 percent, and 24.6 percent and collectively produce more than $1.6 billion each year, underscoring the sizable presence this industry sector currently maintains. This is also one reason why the SCDA is actively working on various initiatives with the explicit goal of expanding beef production in the coming years. MEASURING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EXPANDED MEAT/BEEF PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING If new or existing South Carolina agribusiness firms are able to capture any portion of this unmet demand for meat/beef production and processing, it could substantially increase the total economic impact of agribusiness in South Carolina. More specifically, Tables 8-10 highlight the potential increase in the agribusiness cluster that South Carolina would experience if the SCDA were to help capture either 5, 15, or 25 percent of the unmet demand in this sector by the year 2030. SCDA 1879 RE GRICULTURE PAGE 18

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