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  • January–October fresh shipping-point prices: Percent change from year earlier
    12/16/2022
    January–October fresh shipping-point prices: Percent change from year earlier
  • Monthly average table-egg layer flock inventory (left axis) and lay rate (right axis)
    12/16/2022
    Monthly average table-egg layer flock inventory (left axis) and lay rate (right axis)
  • Local work-related commuting in farming-dependent counties remained high during initial days of COVID-19 pandemic
    12/15/2022
    Local work-related commuting in farming-dependent counties remained high during initial days of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Import share of disappearance: Red meats and dairy, 2012–2023
    12/15/2022
    Import share of disappearance: Red meats and dairy, 2012–2023
  • U.S. sugar supply components, 2013/14–2022/23
    12/15/2022
    U.S. sugar supply components, 2013/14–2022/23
  • Milk-feed ratio
    12/15/2022
    Milk-feed ratio
  • Counties with continuous high poverty since 1960 are largely rural
    12/14/2022
    Counties with continuous high poverty since 1960 are largely rural
  • Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
    12/13/2022
    Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
  • U.S. corn accumulated exports, outstanding sales, and total commitments, September 1 to December 1, 2018-2022
    12/13/2022
    U.S. corn accumulated exports, outstanding sales, and total commitments, September 1 to December 1, 2018-2022
  • U.S. milled-rice and rough-rice exports projected to continue to decline in 2022/23
    12/13/2022
    U.S. milled-rice and rough-rice exports projected to continue to decline in 2022/23
  • U.S. soybean oil export commitments
    12/13/2022
    U.S. soybean oil export commitments
  • Leading global cotton consumers
    12/13/2022
    Leading global cotton consumers
  • U.S. all-wheat monthly exports, 2017/18-2022/23
    12/13/2022
    U.S. all-wheat monthly exports, 2017/18-2022/23
  • Africa’s food and beverage sector attracts global investors
    12/12/2022
    Africa’s food and beverage sector attracts global investors
  • Number of U.S. hog operations declined between 1997 and 2017, while farm size and contract production increased
    12/9/2022
    Number of U.S. hog operations declined between 1997 and 2017, while farm size and contract production increased
  • Food spending higher year-over–year for every month in 2022 through September
    12/9/2022
    Food spending higher year-over–year for every month in 2022 through September
  • Child food insufficiency varied widely across racial and ethnic groups during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
    12/9/2022
    Child food insufficiency varied widely across racial and ethnic groups during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • Food insufficiency fluctuated during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
    12/9/2022
    Food insufficiency fluctuated during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • Food-at-home prices were higher in October 2022 than in October 2021 for almost all categories
    12/9/2022
    Food-at-home prices were higher in October 2022 than in October 2021 for almost all categories
  • Caloric sweetener availability dropped 17 percent over last two decades
    12/8/2022
    Caloric sweetener availability dropped 17 percent over last two decades
  • Popularity of tangerines has soared, but oranges still favored
    12/7/2022
    Popularity of tangerines has soared, but oranges still favored
  • About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations reported using rotational grazing in 2018
    12/6/2022
    About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations reported using rotational grazing in 2018
  • Cover crop mixes account for 18 to 25 percent of major commodity acreage with cover crops
    12/5/2022
    Cover crop mixes account for 18 to 25 percent of major commodity acreage with cover crops
  • Total factor productivity (TFP) contributes to total agricultural output growth
    12/5/2022
    Total factor productivity (TFP) contributes to total agricultural output growth
  • China’s cotton imports have increased from 2016 to 2021
    12/5/2022
    China’s cotton imports have increased from 2016 to 2021
  • The United States is exporting more cotton to destinations other than China
    12/5/2022
    The United States is exporting more cotton to destinations other than China
  • The United States was the leading supplier of cotton to China, 2015–20
    12/5/2022
    The United States was the leading supplier of cotton to China, 2015–20
  • Developed countries: Growth of agricultural output and productivity both increased in the 2010s
    12/5/2022
    Developed countries: Growth of agricultural output and productivity both increased in the 2010s
  • Xinjiang and traditional cotton-producing provinces of China
    12/5/2022
    Xinjiang and traditional cotton-producing provinces of China
  • Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-away-from-home sales
    12/5/2022
    Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-away-from-home sales
  • China’s cotton output increased in Xinjiang and decreased in other regions from 1990–2021
    12/5/2022
    China’s cotton output increased in Xinjiang and decreased in other regions from 1990–2021
  • Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-at-home sales
    12/5/2022
    Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-at-home sales
  • Developing countries: Agricultural output slowed in the 2010s as the rate of productivity growth declined
    12/5/2022
    Developing countries: Agricultural output slowed in the 2010s as the rate of productivity growth declined
  • Global agricultural output growth rate slowed over the past decade along with declines in agricultural productivity growth
    12/5/2022
    Global agricultural output growth rate slowed over the past decade along with declines in agricultural productivity growth
  • Average annual growth in total factor productivity varied by country and region from 1991 to 2020
    12/5/2022
    Average annual growth in total factor productivity varied by country and region from 1991 to 2020
  • Median household income from farming by selected USDA, Economic Research Service resource regions, 2011–21
    12/1/2022
    Median household income from farming by selected USDA, Economic Research Service resource regions, 2011–21