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  • Farm sector profits to remain above long-term averages in 2022
    2/4/2022
    Farm sector profits to remain above long-term averages in 2022
  • Grain and oilseed milling accounted for about 65 percent of U.S. direct investment in the Mexican food industry in 2020
    2/4/2022
    Grain and oilseed milling accounted for about 65 percent of U.S. direct investment in the Mexican food industry in 2020
  • U.S. direct investment position in Mexico's food, beverage, and agricultural sectors (1999-2020)
    2/4/2022
    U.S. direct investment position in Mexico's food, beverage, and agricultural sectors (1999-2020)
  • Canadian direct investment position in the U.S. food industry, 1997-2020
    2/3/2022
    Canadian direct investment position in the U.S. food industry, 1997-2020
  • U.S. direct investment position in Canada's food, beverage, and agricultural sectors, 1989–2020
    2/3/2022
    U.S. direct investment position in Canada's food, beverage, and agricultural sectors, 1989–2020
  • Mexico remains significant supplier of U.S. sugar despite limits imposed on Mexican sugar imports
    2/2/2022
    Mexico remains significant supplier of U.S. sugar despite limits imposed on Mexican sugar imports
  • U.S. per capita fluid cow’s milk consumption slid further during the 2010s
    1/31/2022
    U.S. per capita fluid cow’s milk consumption slid further during the 2010s
  • Share of global wheat exports by country, 2008/09–2021/22
    1/31/2022
    Share of global wheat exports by country, 2008/09–2021/22
  • U.S. wheat planted area and production, 1919–2021
    1/31/2022
    U.S. wheat planted area and production, 1919–2021
  • U.S. wheat production by class, 2000/01–2021/22
    1/31/2022
    U.S. wheat production by class, 2000/01–2021/22
  • 2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
    1/28/2022
    2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
  • In 2020, impact of COVID-19 on processing rates was short-lived in largest pork producing region
    1/26/2022
    In 2020, impact of COVID-19 on processing rates was short-lived in largest pork producing region
  • Retaliatory tariffs reduced U.S. agricultural exports annually by $13.2 billion; impacts were concentrated in Midwestern States
    1/24/2022
    Retaliatory tariffs reduced U.S. agricultural exports annually by $13.2 billion; impacts were concentrated in Midwestern States
  • Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
    1/21/2022
    Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
  • Pre-COVID-19 (2017–19) natural-cause mortality and cumulative COVID-19-related deaths before and after April 19, 2021, by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
    1/21/2022
    Pre-COVID-19 (2017–19) natural-cause mortality and cumulative COVID-19-related deaths before and after April 19, 2021, by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
  • Nonmetro counties with a racial/ethnic minority population of 25 percent or more, 2020
    1/21/2022
    Nonmetro counties with a racial/ethnic minority population of 25 percent or more, 2020
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates (as of January 10, 2022) by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
    1/21/2022
    COVID-19 vaccination rates (as of January 10, 2022) by county racial/ethnic composition and metropolitan status
  • Fully-vaccinated population by age group and metropolitan status, January 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022
    1/21/2022
    Fully-vaccinated population by age group and metropolitan status, January 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022
  • COVID-19 vaccination rates in nonmetro counties, as of January 10, 2022
    1/21/2022
    COVID-19 vaccination rates in nonmetro counties, as of January 10, 2022
  • Butter spot price, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (weekly averages)
    1/19/2022
    Butter spot price, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (weekly averages)
  • Per acre water use in irrigated farmland shows a declining trend
    1/19/2022
    Per acre water use in irrigated farmland shows a declining trend
  • Consumer price indexes, CPI, for selected items
    1/19/2022
    Consumer price indexes, CPI, for selected items
  • U.S. beet and cane sugar
    1/19/2022
    U.S. beet and cane sugar
  • Small family farms produce majority of poultry and eggs, and hay
    1/18/2022
    Small family farms produce majority of poultry and eggs, and hay
  • Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
    1/14/2022
    Less internet access available for rural residents in counties with persistent poverty in the U.S. Deep South and Southwest
  • Despite a record yield, U.S. rice production in 2021 declined almost 16 percent
    1/14/2022
    Despite a record yield, U.S. rice production in 2021 declined almost 16 percent
  • Global soybean stocks
    1/14/2022
    Global soybean stocks
  • Corn yields, United States, 1988 to 2021
    1/14/2022
    Corn yields, United States, 1988 to 2021
  • Global cotton production, mill use, and prices
    1/14/2022
    Global cotton production, mill use, and prices
  • U. S. winter wheat area planted, 2012/13-2022/23
    1/14/2022
    U. S. winter wheat area planted, 2012/13-2022/23
  • Retail prices for collard greens fall during holiday seasons even as demand rises
    1/13/2022
    Retail prices for collard greens fall during holiday seasons even as demand rises
  • Much of the expansion in irrigated acreage between 1949 and 2017 occurred in the Mississippi Delta and Northern Plains regions
    1/12/2022
    Much of the expansion in irrigated acreage between 1949 and 2017 occurred in the Mississippi Delta and Northern Plains regions
  • Between 1964 and 2017, corn and soybeans replaced alfalfa and cotton as the most commonly irrigated crops
    1/12/2022
    Between 1964 and 2017, corn and soybeans replaced alfalfa and cotton as the most commonly irrigated crops
  • Irrigated acreage expanded from 1890 to 2017, while average water use per acre irrigated decreased from 1969 to 2018
    1/12/2022
    Irrigated acreage expanded from 1890 to 2017, while average water use per acre irrigated decreased from 1969 to 2018
  • Since 1984, the use of pressurized irrigation systems has increased significantly in the 17 Western States
    1/12/2022
    Since 1984, the use of pressurized irrigation systems has increased significantly in the 17 Western States
  • Irrigated acreage is concentrated in the Western and Southeastern U.S.
    1/12/2022
    Irrigated acreage is concentrated in the Western and Southeastern U.S.