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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Migration patterns of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
    3/14/2023
    Migration patterns of hired crop farmworkers, fiscal 1991–2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Food and beverage manufacturing: Employees by industry, 2021
    3/13/2023
    Food and beverage manufacturing: Employees by industry, 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Five States accounted for 51 percent of H-2A certified jobs in fiscal year 2022
    3/13/2023
    Five States accounted for 51 percent of H-2A certified jobs in fiscal year 2022
  • The number of H-2A jobs certified increased more than sevenfold from 2005 to 2022
    3/13/2023
    The number of H-2A jobs certified increased more than sevenfold from 2005 to 2022
  • Hiring of H-2A workers has increased for farm labor contractors (FLCs) and individual employers since 2012
    3/13/2023
    Hiring of H-2A workers has increased for farm labor contractors (FLCs) and individual employers since 2012
  • 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
  • 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
  • Food insufficiency rates in 2022 were higher among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander households, Black households, and American Indian and Alaska Native households compared to other racial and ethnic groups
    3/13/2023
    Food insufficiency rates in 2022 were higher among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander households, Black households, and American Indian and Alaska Native households compared to other racial and ethnic groups
  • Argentina soybean production
    3/10/2023
    Argentina soybean production
  • Number of States with restrictions on egg-laying hen confinement is small but growing
    3/10/2023
    Number of States with restrictions on egg-laying hen confinement is small but growing
  • Global cotton stock and prices
    3/10/2023
    Global cotton stock and prices
  • Pace of total U.S. corn export commitments, by week and importing country, as of February 23, 2023, marketing years 2017—2022
    3/10/2023
    Pace of total U.S. corn export commitments, by week and importing country, as of February 23, 2023, marketing years 2017—2022
  • U.S. wheat futures prices, January 2020–March 2023
    3/10/2023
    U.S. wheat futures prices, January 2020–March 2023
  • Unemployment rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels but remain higher in persistently poor rural and urban counties
    3/9/2023
    Unemployment rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels but remain higher in persistently poor rural and urban counties
  • School foods are a rich source of fruit in children’s diets
    3/8/2023
    School foods are a rich source of fruit in children’s diets
  • Crops production grew faster than livestock and animal products production from 1948 to 2019
    3/7/2023
    Crops production grew faster than livestock and animal products production from 1948 to 2019
  • Share of insured acreage varies widely across vegetable and pulse crops
    3/6/2023
    Share of insured acreage varies widely across vegetable and pulse crops
  • Between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, 14 percent of all U.S. agricultural exports were destined for Mexico
    3/2/2023
    Between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, 14 percent of all U.S. agricultural exports were destined for Mexico
  • Chicken leads U.S. per person availability of meat over last decade
    3/1/2023
    Chicken leads U.S. per person availability of meat over last decade
  • Food-away-from-home spending varied among outlets during first year of pandemic
    2/28/2023
    Food-away-from-home spending varied among outlets during first year of pandemic
  • Eighty-nine percent of all farms are small family farms and they generated 18 percent of total production value in 2021
    2/27/2023
    Eighty-nine percent of all farms are small family farms and they generated 18 percent of total production value in 2021
  • Largest farms most likely to adopt precision agriculture guidance systems
    2/24/2023
    Largest farms most likely to adopt precision agriculture guidance systems
  • ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts enhanced with midpoints and prediction intervals
    2/23/2023
    ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts enhanced with midpoints and prediction intervals
  • Rail networks facilitate U.S. wheat exports by connecting production areas to coastal ports
    2/22/2023
    Rail networks facilitate U.S. wheat exports by connecting production areas to coastal ports
  • U.S. ethanol production and consumption rebound and level off after pandemic lows
    2/21/2023
    U.S. ethanol production and consumption rebound and level off after pandemic lows
  • For U.S. trading partners, free trade agreements can result in one of four growth scenarios
    2/16/2023
    For U.S. trading partners, free trade agreements can result in one of four growth scenarios
  • Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Singapore: Free trade agreement resulted in growth in total exports and in exports to the United States; meanwhile, U.S. share of the partners’ total exports decreased
    2/16/2023
    Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Singapore: Free trade agreement resulted in growth in total exports and in exports to the United States; meanwhile, U.S. share of the partners’ total exports decreased