The Michigan Department of Agriculture reports exports were up nearly 20 percent for 2020 to more than $2 billion despite the pandemic.
Jamie Zmitko-Sommers tells Brownfield the $130 million increase was largely attributed to processed food items which made up 60 percent of total shipments.
“Those are products that are being processed in Michigan that we’re adding value to products grown and produced in the state and that creates a lot of economic impact,” she says.
