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title: National Manufacturing Day
description: Nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will be needed within the next decade, and 2 million will likely go unfilled due to gaps in skills.
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# National Manufacturing Day
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Posted by [Karyn Moyer](https://blog.aghires.com/author/karyn-moyer)
Tags: [Ag Fun and Facts](https://blog.aghires.com/tag/ag-fun-and-facts)
The first Friday in October is National Manufacturing Day. National Manufacturing Day was founded in 2012 and produced by the National Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturing Institute to tackle common misperceptions of manufacturing. Without manufacturing some of the products produced by farmers might go to waste since fresh foods do not stay fresh for long.
Processing food allows us to enjoy seasonal foods year-round and helps make the appearance and taste of products more consistent. This also save us time with preparing a meal. Think about the time you’re saving without having to make pasta from scratch or even the pasta sauce. Just opening a can of tomatoes instead of cutting a fresh tomato for your dinner saves a lot of time. We can also provide more food to a larger population by processing it.
According to The Manufacturing Institute, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will be needed within the next decade, and 2 million will likely go unfilled due to gaps in skills. The food industry is part of that. As of 2017, there were about 2 million people employed in food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing, which is up from 2016.
We rely quite a bit on food and beverage manufacturers. Over 40% of potato consumption in 2015 was frozen, while 55% of tomatoes consumed were from cans. The average American consumed 14 pounds of apple juice and canned, dried, and frozen apples came in at 3.3 pounds per person. Orange Juice is the most consumed juice at 2.7 gallons per person. Thirty-four pounds of corn products, such as flour, corn meal, and food starch, were consumed in 2015. The average American also consumes a lot of ultra-processed” foods, such as soft drinks, cereals, chicken nuggets, etc. Nearly 60% of calories consumed by Americans is from these “ultra-processed” foods.
Food and beverage manufacturers are located across the United States. It’s no surprise California has the most facilities due to their large amount of agricultural production. New York and Texas come in a far second and third.
## **More Facts about Food Processing**
- Some frozen foods, such as peas and peaches, can actually be healthier than the fresh product. When food is frozen at the peak of freshness it holds it’s freshness long, verses buying them fresh at the store.
- Some strawberry flavoring uses more than 50 chemical ingredients.
- Coca-Cola produces over 3,500 different products, including some unusual flavors. It would take you more than 9 years to try them all, if you had one a day.
- The largest milk processing plant, ran by Arla Foods UK, can process up to 240,000 liters of milk every hour.
- Starbucks uses 93 million gallons of milk each year.
- Over $4 Billion of frozen microwavable pizzas are sold each year.
Agriculture manufacturing is more than just food and beverages. There is also pharmaceutical manufacturing, agriculture equipment manufacturing, and more. Search for manufacturing jobs on [aghires.com](https://aghires.com/candidate/job_search/quick/results?&f87=5618).
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Sources:
[USDA](https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/)
[USDA: Food Availability and Consumption](https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-availability-and-consumption/)
[BusinessFacilities.com](https://businessfacilities.com/food-processing-facts/)
[http://www.nam.org/facts-about-manufacturing/](https://nam.org/mfgdata/)
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[Reader’s Digest](https://www.thehealthy.com/food/food-manufacturers-wont-tell-you/)
[Forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyhuehnergarth/2016/03/14/study-finds-nearly-60-of-calories-in-the-american-diet-are-from-ultra-processed-foods/#59502378173b)
[CookingChannelTV.com](https://watch.foodnetwork.com/network/cook)
Celebrate the wonders of food manufacturing with National Manufacturing Day!
### [Karyn Moyer](https://blog.aghires.com/author/karyn-moyer)
Karyn Moyer is the Senior Marketing Manager at AgHires, with over 13 years of marketing experience, over 9 of which she has spent in the agriculture marketing industry. Growing up in a small farming town, Karyn has a deep appreciation for the importance of agriculture and its role in our communities. Since joining AgHires in 2017, Karyn has used her wealth of experience and knowledge to help job seekers and clients achieve their goals. She has a passion for learning and discovering new ways to support the industry.
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