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  • Livestock producers were more likely to use production contracts, and crop producers were more likely to use marketing contracts, 2020
    6/23/2022
    Livestock producers were more likely to use production contracts, and crop producers were more likely to use marketing contracts, 2020
  • The percentage of U.S. farms with contracts has declined in 2020 compared with 1996
    6/23/2022
    The percentage of U.S. farms with contracts has declined in 2020 compared with 1996
  • The value of U.S. farm production under contract changed for many commodities from 1996–97 to 2020
    6/23/2022
    The value of U.S. farm production under contract changed for many commodities from 1996–97 to 2020
  • Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
    6/23/2022
    Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
  • Honey imports continue to rise, offsetting declining U.S. production
    6/22/2022
    Honey imports continue to rise, offsetting declining U.S. production
  • Per capita consumption of milk as a beverage fell among all age groups in the 2010s
    6/21/2022
    Per capita consumption of milk as a beverage fell among all age groups in the 2010s
  • Per capita consumption of milk in non-dairy beverages like tea and coffee did not significantly change over the 2000s and 2010s
    6/21/2022
    Per capita consumption of milk in non-dairy beverages like tea and coffee did not significantly change over the 2000s and 2010s
  • U.S. per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk has fallen further each decade since 1970s
    6/21/2022
    U.S. per capita consumption of fluid cow’s milk has fallen further each decade since 1970s
  • Per capita consumption of milk with cereal has fallen since the 2000s
    6/21/2022
    Per capita consumption of milk with cereal has fallen since the 2000s
  • Number of U.S. farms continues slow decline as farm size slowly rises; overall land used remains constant
    6/21/2022
    Number of U.S. farms continues slow decline as farm size slowly rises; overall land used remains constant
  • U.S. imports of products included in infant formula category surged in March and April 2022
    6/16/2022
    U.S. imports of products included in infant formula category surged in March and April 2022
  • Percent changes in 2023 production and price forecasts compared with 2022
    6/16/2022
    Percent changes in 2023 production and price forecasts compared with 2022
  • U.S. beet and cane sugar production, crop year 2013/14 to 2021/22
    6/16/2022
    U.S. beet and cane sugar production, crop year 2013/14 to 2021/22
  • United States exports of lactose from January 2011 to April 2022
    6/16/2022
    United States exports of lactose from January 2011 to April 2022
  • Federal Government is primary funder of U.S. agricultural research and development
    6/14/2022
    Federal Government is primary funder of U.S. agricultural research and development
  • Global cotton ending stocks
    6/14/2022
    Global cotton ending stocks
  • U.S. and Brazilian soybean exports
    6/14/2022
    U.S. and Brazilian soybean exports
  • U.S. by-class wheat production, 2021 and 2022
    6/14/2022
    U.S. by-class wheat production, 2021 and 2022
  • U.S. corn utilization
    6/14/2022
    U.S. corn utilization
  • U.S. rice imports in 2022/23 projected record high
    6/14/2022
    U.S. rice imports in 2022/23 projected record high
  • U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
    6/13/2022
    U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
  • U.S. retail cotton use rebounded in 2021
    6/9/2022
    U.S. retail cotton use rebounded in 2021
  • Public agricultural R&D spending in the United States has declined in recent years
    6/8/2022
    Public agricultural R&D spending in the United States has declined in recent years
  • School foods were the richest source of dairy in children’s diets in 2017–2018
    6/7/2022
    School foods were the richest source of dairy in children’s diets in 2017–2018
  • Embargoes from highly pathogenic avian influenza reduced demand for U.S. poultry meat
    6/6/2022
    Embargoes from highly pathogenic avian influenza reduced demand for U.S. poultry meat
  • Land grant universities and other cooperating institutions perform most public agricultural research and development (R&D) in the United States
    6/6/2022
    Land grant universities and other cooperating institutions perform most public agricultural research and development (R&D) in the United States
  • The United States has been losing ground to other countries in public agricultural research and development (R&D) investment
    6/6/2022
    The United States has been losing ground to other countries in public agricultural research and development (R&D) investment
  • Funders and performers of U.S. public agricultural research in 2019
    6/6/2022
    Funders and performers of U.S. public agricultural research in 2019
  • Public spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) fell over the 2000s in the United States
    6/6/2022
    Public spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) fell over the 2000s in the United States
  • From 2002 to 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spending increased for technical assistance to support Farm Bill program implementation
    6/6/2022
    From 2002 to 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spending increased for technical assistance to support Farm Bill program implementation
  • Sunflower oil production makes up 9 percent of all vegetable oil produced globally
    6/2/2022
    Sunflower oil production makes up 9 percent of all vegetable oil produced globally
  • USDA’s NRCS is the most common source of technical assistance for crop fields with self-reported soil and water related resource concerns
    6/1/2022
    USDA’s NRCS is the most common source of technical assistance for crop fields with self-reported soil and water related resource concerns
  • Cheese accounts for largest share of per capita U.S. dairy product consumption
    5/31/2022
    Cheese accounts for largest share of per capita U.S. dairy product consumption
  • FCIP Protection Distribution
    5/27/2022
    FCIP Protection Distribution
  • More farmers are adding fall cover crops to their corn-for-grain, cotton, and soybean fields
    5/25/2022
    More farmers are adding fall cover crops to their corn-for-grain, cotton, and soybean fields
  • Farmers report resource concerns on almost half of their fields; and seek technical assistance on about a fourth of fields with a concern
    5/24/2022
    Farmers report resource concerns on almost half of their fields; and seek technical assistance on about a fourth of fields with a concern