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  • Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
    8/30/2022
    Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
  • Interest expense ratio for farm sector stays even with 20-year average despite pandemic
    8/29/2022
    Interest expense ratio for farm sector stays even with 20-year average despite pandemic
  • All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
    8/25/2022
    All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
  • Non-farm facilities and primary production farms are most likely to report using food-safety practices for fresh produce required in the Preventive Controls Rule
    8/24/2022
    Non-farm facilities and primary production farms are most likely to report using food-safety practices for fresh produce required in the Preventive Controls Rule
  • Households in rural counties with persistent poverty have less access to internet at home
    8/24/2022
    Households in rural counties with persistent poverty have less access to internet at home
  • New model shows value of foodborne illness outbreak investigations and product recalls
    8/23/2022
    New model shows value of foodborne illness outbreak investigations and product recalls
  • Fruits and vegetables top the list of locally produced foods purchased by U.S. school districts
    8/23/2022
    Fruits and vegetables top the list of locally produced foods purchased by U.S. school districts
  • Adult obesity increased during first year of COVID-19 pandemic
    8/22/2022
    Adult obesity increased during first year of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Farm operator households had higher median income compared with all U.S. households in 2020
    8/18/2022
    Farm operator households had higher median income compared with all U.S. households in 2020
  • Percent change in U.S. meat and egg exports, January–June, 2022 versus 2021
    8/18/2022
    Percent change in U.S. meat and egg exports, January–June, 2022 versus 2021
  • Sugarbeet planted area, harvested area, and yield, 2010/11–2022/23
    8/18/2022
    Sugarbeet planted area, harvested area, and yield, 2010/11–2022/23
  • U.S. milk production
    8/18/2022
    U.S. milk production
  • Farmers receive about 15 to 18 percent of retail price for fresh potatoes
    8/17/2022
    Farmers receive about 15 to 18 percent of retail price for fresh potatoes
  • Global cotton production and mill use
    8/16/2022
    Global cotton production and mill use
  • Reduced harvested area is projected to pull U.S. 2022/23 rice production down 8 percent
    8/16/2022
    Reduced harvested area is projected to pull U.S. 2022/23 rice production down 8 percent
  • U.S. corn utilization
    8/16/2022
    U.S. corn utilization
  • U.S. soybean crop production and yield
    8/16/2022
    U.S. soybean crop production and yield
  • Year-to-year production swings for major wheat exporters, August 2022
    8/16/2022
    Year-to-year production swings for major wheat exporters, August 2022
  • Beef cattle producers face higher input costs, with feed prices up 16 percent since 2021
    8/15/2022
    Beef cattle producers face higher input costs, with feed prices up 16 percent since 2021
  • Reliance on oil exports restricts sub-Saharan African countries' ability to import agricultural commodities
    8/11/2022
    Reliance on oil exports restricts sub-Saharan African countries' ability to import agricultural commodities
  • Growth in the number of U.S. farmers markets slows in recent years
    8/10/2022
    Growth in the number of U.S. farmers markets slows in recent years
  • More than half of U.S. counties had at least one farmers market that accepted credit cards in 2018
    8/9/2022
    More than half of U.S. counties had at least one farmers market that accepted credit cards in 2018
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    8/9/2022
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  • Direct-to-consumer farm sales reach $10.7 billion in 2020, 35-percent increase from 2019
    8/8/2022
    Direct-to-consumer farm sales reach $10.7 billion in 2020, 35-percent increase from 2019
  • Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
    8/4/2022
    Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
  • Most U.S. watermelon is produced in the South, with Florida leading output in 2021
    8/3/2022
    Most U.S. watermelon is produced in the South, with Florida leading output in 2021
  • Large-scale family farms show stronger operating profit margins than other farms between 2011 and 2020
    8/2/2022
    Large-scale family farms show stronger operating profit margins than other farms between 2011 and 2020
  • Rising real Gross Domestic Product per capita, considered a proxy for income, helps explain increased poultry demand in some markets
    8/1/2022
    Rising real Gross Domestic Product per capita, considered a proxy for income, helps explain increased poultry demand in some markets
  • Volume of poultry exported by select countries and regions projected to increase 25 percent between 2021 and 2031
    8/1/2022
    Volume of poultry exported by select countries and regions projected to increase 25 percent between 2021 and 2031
  • Volume of poultry imported by select countries and regions projected to increase 27 percent between 2021 and 2031
    8/1/2022
    Volume of poultry imported by select countries and regions projected to increase 27 percent between 2021 and 2031
  • Hospitalization costs rise when foodborne pathogens develop into sepsis
    8/1/2022
    Hospitalization costs rise when foodborne pathogens develop into sepsis
  • Total global meat imports projected to continue to increase through 2031
    8/1/2022
    Total global meat imports projected to continue to increase through 2031
  • Self-employed workers were covered more widely across health insurance sources, but many remained uninsured
    8/1/2022
    Self-employed workers were covered more widely across health insurance sources, but many remained uninsured
  • Export restrictions limit India’s ability to cover additional global wheat demand
    7/28/2022
    Export restrictions limit India’s ability to cover additional global wheat demand
  • Lack of health insurance coverage among employed individuals increased as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified
    7/27/2022
    Lack of health insurance coverage among employed individuals increased as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified