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  • Percent shares of U.S. beef export markets in 2022
    8/30/2023
    Percent shares of U.S. beef export markets in 2022
  • Cattle and cow inventories, 1970–2023
    8/30/2023
    Cattle and cow inventories, 1970–2023
  • About 16 percent of retail food expenditures in 2018 were for products labeled “natural”
    8/30/2023
    About 16 percent of retail food expenditures in 2018 were for products labeled “natural”
  • Percent shares of U.S. beef import sources in 2022
    8/30/2023
    Percent shares of U.S. beef import sources in 2022
  • U.S. live cattle imports by use, 2012–2022
    8/30/2023
    U.S. live cattle imports by use, 2012–2022
  • Fries on the rise: Nearly half of potatoes now go into frozen products
    8/29/2023
    Fries on the rise: Nearly half of potatoes now go into frozen products
  • U.S. obesity rates grew in most regions during first year of pandemic
    8/28/2023
    U.S. obesity rates grew in most regions during first year of pandemic
  • Crop seed prices have risen faster than commodity prices, especially for genetically modified (GM) seed
    8/28/2023
    Crop seed prices have risen faster than commodity prices, especially for genetically modified (GM) seed
  • Two companies accounted for more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seed sales in 2018–20
    8/28/2023
    Two companies accounted for more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seed sales in 2018–20
  • Timeline of actions that established intellectual property rights for new plant varieties and traits
    8/28/2023
    Timeline of actions that established intellectual property rights for new plant varieties and traits
  • Issuances of intellectual property rights tools for new crop varieties increased from 1971 to 2020
    8/28/2023
    Issuances of intellectual property rights tools for new crop varieties increased from 1971 to 2020
  • Genetically modified (GM) seeds have been adopted on more than half of U.S. cropland
    8/28/2023
    Genetically modified (GM) seeds have been adopted on more than half of U.S. cropland
  • Major companies’ spending on crop research and development (R&D) tracks their seed and agrichemical sales revenue
    8/28/2023
    Major companies’ spending on crop research and development (R&D) tracks their seed and agrichemical sales revenue
  • Aerial imagery remains mostly grounded on U.S. farms
    8/24/2023
    Aerial imagery remains mostly grounded on U.S. farms
  • Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
    8/23/2023
    Emergency allotments central to SNAP spending growth during pandemic
  • California continues to lead U.S. peach harvest
    8/22/2023
    California continues to lead U.S. peach harvest
  • Irrigation organizations in Pacific region more likely to trade water with other irrigation organizations
    8/21/2023
    Irrigation organizations in Pacific region more likely to trade water with other irrigation organizations
  • Federal food and nutrition assistance spending fell in FY 2022, but remained higher than in prepandemic years
    8/21/2023
    Federal food and nutrition assistance spending fell in FY 2022, but remained higher than in prepandemic years
  • USDA’s School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program once again served the most meals in FY 2022
    8/21/2023
    USDA’s School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program once again served the most meals in FY 2022
  • Economic conditions influence SNAP participation
    8/21/2023
    Economic conditions influence SNAP participation
  • SNAP spending rose higher, faster after start of pandemic than after start of Great Recession
    8/21/2023
    SNAP spending rose higher, faster after start of pandemic than after start of Great Recession
  • Timeline of Federal food and nutrition assistance policy developments, FY 2022
    8/21/2023
    Timeline of Federal food and nutrition assistance policy developments, FY 2022
  • Mexican total sugar imports, by fiscal year, 2012/13–2023/24
    8/18/2023
    Mexican total sugar imports, by fiscal year, 2012/13–2023/24
  • Smaller cow-calf operations still outnumber large operations, but herd sizes have increased
    8/17/2023
    Smaller cow-calf operations still outnumber large operations, but herd sizes have increased
  • Year-over-year percent changes in export volumes and commercial production
    8/17/2023
    Year-over-year percent changes in export volumes and commercial production
  • U.S. raw milk production
    8/17/2023
    U.S. raw milk production
  • Obesity rates among U.S. adults increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
    8/16/2023
    Obesity rates among U.S. adults increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • India's 2023 and 2024 rice exports projected to decline
    8/15/2023
    India's 2023 and 2024 rice exports projected to decline
  • U.S. corn for grain exports, by marketing year
    8/15/2023
    U.S. corn for grain exports, by marketing year
  • United States all wheat exports, 1971/72_2023/24
    8/15/2023
    United States all wheat exports, 1971/72_2023/24
  • Variable rate technology adoption is on the rise
    8/15/2023
    Variable rate technology adoption is on the rise
  • Global cotton production and mill use
    8/15/2023
    Global cotton production and mill use
  • Soybean production by region
    8/15/2023
    Soybean production by region
  • Rural food-away-from-home establishments were most prevalent in recreation-dependent nonmetro counties in 2019
    8/14/2023
    Rural food-away-from-home establishments were most prevalent in recreation-dependent nonmetro counties in 2019
  • Share of income spent on food increased 13 percent in 2022, led by food-away-from-home spending
    8/14/2023
    Share of income spent on food increased 13 percent in 2022, led by food-away-from-home spending
  • Federal projects provide nearly half of water conveyed by large irrigation water delivery organizations
    8/10/2023
    Federal projects provide nearly half of water conveyed by large irrigation water delivery organizations