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  • Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
    3/23/2023
    Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
  • Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
    3/22/2023
    Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
  • Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
    3/21/2023
    Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
  • Educational attainment improved in rural America but educational gap with urban areas grew for bachelor's degrees and higher
    3/20/2023
    Educational attainment improved in rural America but educational gap with urban areas grew for bachelor's degrees and higher
  • Eggs became an increasingly expensive source of animal protein in 2022 and into early 2023
    3/16/2023
    Eggs became an increasingly expensive source of animal protein in 2022 and into early 2023
  • Number of on-farm anaerobic digesters systems used to decompose organic waste has increased over time
    3/15/2023
    Number of on-farm anaerobic digesters systems used to decompose organic waste has increased over time
  • Pi Day: U.S. production values of seven popular pie ingredients approach $7 billion
    3/14/2023
    Pi Day: U.S. production values of seven popular pie ingredients approach $7 billion
  • Share of U.S. farm laborers/graders/sorters who are women, 2006–21
    3/14/2023
    Share of U.S. farm laborers/graders/sorters who are women, 2006–21
  • Year-over-year changes in red meat and poultry production
    3/14/2023
    Year-over-year changes in red meat and poultry production
  • Mexican sugar production, by type of sugar, 2013/14–2022/23
    3/14/2023
    Mexican sugar production, by type of sugar, 2013/14–2022/23
  • Milk production per day and number of dairy cows from January 2021 to January 2023
    3/14/2023
    Milk production per day and number of dairy cows from January 2021 to January 2023
  • Real wages for U.S. nonsupervisory farm and nonfarm workers, 1990–2021
    3/14/2023
    Real wages for U.S. nonsupervisory farm and nonfarm workers, 1990–2021
  • Labor costs as a share of total gross cash farm income for selected farm specializations, 2000–20
    3/14/2023
    Labor costs as a share of total gross cash farm income for selected farm specializations, 2000–20
  • Legal status of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
    3/14/2023
    Legal status of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
  • U.S. hired farmworkers by census region and metropolitan status, 2021
    3/14/2023
    U.S. hired farmworkers by census region and metropolitan status, 2021
  • Average age of U.S. farm laborers/graders/sorters by place of birth, 2006–21
    3/14/2023
    Average age of U.S. farm laborers/graders/sorters by place of birth, 2006–21
  • U.S. H-2A (temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers) positions certified by State, fiscal years 2005–22
    3/14/2023
    U.S. H-2A (temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers) positions certified by State, fiscal years 2005–22
  • Employment in agriculture and support industries, 2001–21
    3/14/2023
    Employment in agriculture and support industries, 2001–21
  • Migration patterns of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
    3/14/2023
    Migration patterns of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
  • Adverse effect wage rates (AEWR), 2023
    3/14/2023
    Adverse effect wage rates (AEWR), 2023
  • Grains, oilseeds, meat, and related products made up 77.7 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico in 2022
    3/14/2023
    Grains, oilseeds, meat, and related products made up 77.7 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico in 2022
  • In 2022, 83.6 percent of U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico consisted of vegetables, fruit, beverages, or distilled spirits
    3/14/2023
    In 2022, 83.6 percent of U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico consisted of vegetables, fruit, beverages, or distilled spirits
  • From 2011 to 2019, U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico expanded at a compound annual growth rate of just 0.6 percent, compared with 7.8 percent for U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico
    3/14/2023
    From 2011 to 2019, U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico expanded at a compound annual growth rate of just 0.6 percent, compared with 7.8 percent for U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico
  • Food insufficiency remained below pandemic peak throughout 2022
    3/13/2023
    Food insufficiency remained below pandemic peak throughout 2022
  • Within the H-2A program, a relatively small number of employers sponsored the majority of H-2A workers in fiscal year 2022
    3/13/2023
    Within the H-2A program, a relatively small number of employers sponsored the majority of H-2A workers in fiscal year 2022
  • Child food insufficiency continued to vary widely across racial and ethnic groups during 2022
    3/13/2023
    Child food insufficiency continued to vary widely across racial and ethnic groups during 2022
  • Meat and poultry plants employed nearly 31 percent of U.S. food and beverage manufacturing workers in 2021
    3/13/2023
    Meat and poultry plants employed nearly 31 percent of U.S. food and beverage manufacturing workers in 2021
  • Components of food and beverage manufacturing: Sales, value of shipments, or revenue by industry, 2021
    3/13/2023
    Components of food and beverage manufacturing: Sales, value of shipments, or revenue by industry, 2021
  • Food-at-home prices were higher in January 2023 than in January 2022 for almost all categories
    3/13/2023
    Food-at-home prices were higher in January 2023 than in January 2022 for almost all categories
  • In the middle of December 2022, retail food sales values for all categories were above the same period 3 years ago, except alcohol
    3/13/2023
    In the middle of December 2022, retail food sales values for all categories were above the same period 3 years ago, except alcohol
  • Food and beverage manufacturing establishments, 2020
    3/13/2023
    Food and beverage manufacturing establishments, 2020
  • Total retail food sales remained above pre-pandemic levels
    3/13/2023
    Total retail food sales remained above pre-pandemic levels
  • Components of food and beverage manufacturing: Value added by industry, 2021
    3/13/2023
    Components of food and beverage manufacturing: Value added by industry, 2021
  • In the middle of December 2022, retail food sales values were above the previous year for all categories, except alcohol
    3/13/2023
    In the middle of December 2022, retail food sales values were above the previous year for all categories, except alcohol
  • Food spending is higher year over year for every month in 2022
    3/13/2023
    Food spending is higher year over year for every month in 2022
  • Food and beverage manufacturing: Employees by industry, 2021
    3/13/2023
    Food and beverage manufacturing: Employees by industry, 2021