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  • Despite declines in labor contribution to output growth driven by a decline in hours worked, education has been a positive contributing factor from 1948 to 2017
    2/17/2022
    Despite declines in labor contribution to output growth driven by a decline in hours worked, education has been a positive contributing factor from 1948 to 2017
  • The increase in labor productivity coincided with the U.S. farm sector increasing the intensities of other input per unit of labor
    2/17/2022
    The increase in labor productivity coincided with the U.S. farm sector increasing the intensities of other input per unit of labor
  • Total factor productivity (TFP) has led changes in agricultural output growth despite diminishing contributions from labor
    2/17/2022
    Total factor productivity (TFP) has led changes in agricultural output growth despite diminishing contributions from labor
  • Labor productivity grew regardless of the labor input measure from 1948 to 2017
    2/17/2022
    Labor productivity grew regardless of the labor input measure from 1948 to 2017
  • Large organizations deliver 80 percent of off-farm irrigation water
    2/17/2022
    Large organizations deliver 80 percent of off-farm irrigation water
  • U.S. labor productivity per hours worked grew from 1948 to 2017 in part because of changes in quality of labor, study finds
    2/16/2022
    U.S. labor productivity per hours worked grew from 1948 to 2017 in part because of changes in quality of labor, study finds
  • SNAP spending contributed to rural economic output and jobs following the Great Recession
    2/15/2022
    SNAP spending contributed to rural economic output and jobs following the Great Recession
  • U.S. sugar imports, 2007/08 to 2021/22
    2/15/2022
    U.S. sugar imports, 2007/08 to 2021/22
  • U.S. imports of cocoa and chocolate products valued at over $5 billion annually
    2/14/2022
    U.S. imports of cocoa and chocolate products valued at over $5 billion annually
  • U.S. milk cows and milk-feed ratio
    2/14/2022
    U.S. milk cows and milk-feed ratio
  • Wholesale and retail values for beef, pork, and broilers increased in 2021
    2/14/2022
    Wholesale and retail values for beef, pork, and broilers increased in 2021
  • Working capital remained below historical averages for all farm sizes from 2015 to 2020
    2/11/2022
    Working capital remained below historical averages for all farm sizes from 2015 to 2020
  • Global soybean production
    2/11/2022
    Global soybean production
  • Global soybean production
    2/11/2022
    Global soybean production
  • Global cotton stocks and prices
    2/11/2022
    Global cotton stocks and prices
  • Price received for corn, monthly
    2/11/2022
    Price received for corn, monthly
  • U.S. all-wheat exports
    2/11/2022
    U.S. all-wheat exports
  • U.S. rice ending stocks in 2021/22 are projected to decline by more than 23 percent
    2/11/2022
    U.S. rice ending stocks in 2021/22 are projected to decline by more than 23 percent
  • Fertilizer prices spike in leading U.S. market in late 2021, just ahead of 2022 planting season
    2/9/2022
    Fertilizer prices spike in leading U.S. market in late 2021, just ahead of 2022 planting season
  • U.S. corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton farm prices are projected to more historical levels
    2/7/2022
    U.S. corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton farm prices are projected to more historical levels
  • Production projected to grow for four major U.S. crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton
    2/7/2022
    Production projected to grow for four major U.S. crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton
  • Exports of U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton to increase over the next 10 years
    2/7/2022
    Exports of U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton to increase over the next 10 years
  • Crop exports as a percent of production to remain stable over the projection period
    2/7/2022
    Crop exports as a percent of production to remain stable over the projection period
  • Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
  • Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
  • In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
    2/7/2022
    In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
  • The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
    2/7/2022
    The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
  • Use of decreasing block rate (DBR) electricity pricing is widespread for irrigation customers in the High Plains Aquifer region
    2/7/2022
    Use of decreasing block rate (DBR) electricity pricing is widespread for irrigation customers in the High Plains Aquifer region
  • Vaccination rates are higher in U.S. metro than in nonmetro counties, while the gap between persistently poor counties and counties that are not persistently poor is closing
    2/7/2022
    Vaccination rates are higher in U.S. metro than in nonmetro counties, while the gap between persistently poor counties and counties that are not persistently poor is closing
  • Unemployment rates are slightly below pre-pandemic levels in rural counties but are still significantly higher in urban counties
    2/7/2022
    Unemployment rates are slightly below pre-pandemic levels in rural counties but are still significantly higher in urban counties
  • Rural counties lost fewer jobs during the pandemic-driven economic downturn than urban counties
    2/7/2022
    Rural counties lost fewer jobs during the pandemic-driven economic downturn than urban counties
  • Nonmetro persistently poor counties led the Nation in cumulative COVID-19 cases starting in late September 2020
    2/7/2022
    Nonmetro persistently poor counties led the Nation in cumulative COVID-19 cases starting in late September 2020
  • India accounted for more than one-fifth of pathogen-based refusals of U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019
    2/7/2022
    India accounted for more than one-fifth of pathogen-based refusals of U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019
  • Percent of sorghum yield loss estimates under different warming scenarios
    2/7/2022
    Percent of sorghum yield loss estimates under different warming scenarios
  • Composition of Canada's Total Support Estimate, 2020
    2/7/2022
    Composition of Canada's Total Support Estimate, 2020
  • Imported fishery and seafood products had most pathogen/toxin violations over past two decades
    2/7/2022
    Imported fishery and seafood products had most pathogen/toxin violations over past two decades