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  • U.S. unemployment rates for the prime-working-age population (ages 25 to 54) in metro and nonmetro areas by race/ethnicity, 2007–21
    3/29/2022
    U.S. unemployment rates for the prime-working-age population (ages 25 to 54) in metro and nonmetro areas by race/ethnicity, 2007–21
  • U.S. labor force participation rates in metro and nonmetro areas by age groups, 2007–21
    3/29/2022
    U.S. labor force participation rates in metro and nonmetro areas by age groups, 2007–21
  • Small family farms were most likely to have an operating profit margin (OPM) that indicated higher risk of financial problems from 2011 to 2020
    3/28/2022
    Small family farms were most likely to have an operating profit margin (OPM) that indicated higher risk of financial problems from 2011 to 2020
  • Large-scale and midsize family farms were most likely to have an operating profit margin (OPM) that indicated lower risk of financial problems from 2011 to 2020
    3/28/2022
    Large-scale and midsize family farms were most likely to have an operating profit margin (OPM) that indicated lower risk of financial problems from 2011 to 2020
  • Direct sales to restaurants and grocery stores made up the largest share of direct sales in 2019 and 2020
    3/28/2022
    Direct sales to restaurants and grocery stores made up the largest share of direct sales in 2019 and 2020
  • Small family farms accounted for 90 percent of all U.S. farms but only 20 percent of production value in 2020
    3/28/2022
    Small family farms accounted for 90 percent of all U.S. farms but only 20 percent of production value in 2020
  • Changes in direct sales from 2019 to 2020 varied according to type of marketing channel
    3/28/2022
    Changes in direct sales from 2019 to 2020 varied according to type of marketing channel
  • Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
    3/28/2022
    Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Irrigated cropping patterns in the United States have evolved significantly since 1964
    3/25/2022
    Irrigated cropping patterns in the United States have evolved significantly since 1964
  • Value of U.S. dairy product exports to Canada grew by nearly 50 percent in just over a decade
    3/23/2022
    Value of U.S. dairy product exports to Canada grew by nearly 50 percent in just over a decade
  • Annual productivity growth rates for dairy farms increased faster across Southwestern and Western States from 2000-16
    3/22/2022
    Annual productivity growth rates for dairy farms increased faster across Southwestern and Western States from 2000-16
  • Productivity grew fastest for the largest dairy farms, 2000-16
    3/22/2022
    Productivity grew fastest for the largest dairy farms, 2000-16
  • Productivity grew faster for conventional dairy farms than for organic farms, 2006-16
    3/22/2022
    Productivity grew faster for conventional dairy farms than for organic farms, 2006-16
  • U.S. milk output per cow rose steadily from 2000-20, while the total number of milk cows fluctuated
    3/22/2022
    U.S. milk output per cow rose steadily from 2000-20, while the total number of milk cows fluctuated
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
    3/21/2022
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
  • <i>Salmonella</i> accounted for nearly 80 percent of pathogen violations in U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019
    3/18/2022
    <i>Salmonella</i> accounted for nearly 80 percent of pathogen violations in U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019
  • Hog welfare laws cover 9 States and 3 percent of the national herd in 2022
    3/16/2022
    Hog welfare laws cover 9 States and 3 percent of the national herd in 2022
  • All-milk price
    3/15/2022
    All-milk price
  • Retail weight per capita disappearance for beef, pork, broilers, and turkey 2010–2022*
    3/15/2022
    Retail weight per capita disappearance for beef, pork, broilers, and turkey 2010–2022*
  • U.S. imports of high-tier tariff sugar, 2006/07 to 2021/22
    3/15/2022
    U.S. imports of high-tier tariff sugar, 2006/07 to 2021/22
  • Use of surface or groundwater for irrigation depends on regional water availability, legal institutions, and infrastructure investments
    3/14/2022
    Use of surface or groundwater for irrigation depends on regional water availability, legal institutions, and infrastructure investments
  • U.S. Wheat export prices
    3/14/2022
    U.S. Wheat export prices
  • Rising cold storage supplies of U.S. chicken wings contributed to lower wholesale prices at end of 2021
    3/11/2022
    Rising cold storage supplies of U.S. chicken wings contributed to lower wholesale prices at end of 2021
  • Global cotton stocks and prices
    3/11/2022
    Global cotton stocks and prices
  • Global grain export prices, daily
    3/11/2022
    Global grain export prices, daily
  • A high-diversity mix of native grasses is the most common practice selected in the Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
    3/9/2022
    A high-diversity mix of native grasses is the most common practice selected in the Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
  • Composition of Mexico's Total Support Estimate, 2020
    3/8/2022
    Composition of Mexico's Total Support Estimate, 2020
  • Distribution of farms with contracts and value of production under contract, by farm type, 2020
    3/8/2022
    Distribution of farms with contracts and value of production under contract, by farm type, 2020
  • Mexico's agricultural secretariat has a budget of 55.7 billion pesos for 2022
    3/8/2022
    Mexico's agricultural secretariat has a budget of 55.7 billion pesos for 2022
  • Mexico's budget for PEC and SADER, 2006-2022
    3/8/2022
    Mexico's budget for PEC and SADER, 2006-2022
  • Four key soil health indicators show evidence of improvement with cover crop use over 3–5 years in Soil Health Partnership trials
    3/7/2022
    Four key soil health indicators show evidence of improvement with cover crop use over 3–5 years in Soil Health Partnership trials
  • U.S. consumers were willing to pay more for eco-labeled canned tuna, but the amount was smaller on average than the amount they were willing to pay for domestic products in 2014
    3/7/2022
    U.S. consumers were willing to pay more for eco-labeled canned tuna, but the amount was smaller on average than the amount they were willing to pay for domestic products in 2014
  • Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
    3/7/2022
    Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
  • Expenditure shares of chicken products labeled “raised without antibiotics” grew from 2012 to 2017
    3/7/2022
    Expenditure shares of chicken products labeled “raised without antibiotics” grew from 2012 to 2017
  • Retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural exports first began in mid-2018
    3/7/2022
    Retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural exports first began in mid-2018
  • Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017
    3/7/2022
    Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017