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  • Farm households estimated to have received $2,167 on average from Economic Impact Payments in 2020
    9/7/2021
    Farm households estimated to have received $2,167 on average from Economic Impact Payments in 2020
  • Farm labor contractors (FLCs) have come to account for a majority of H-2A certifications in the vegetables and melons sectors
    9/7/2021
    Farm labor contractors (FLCs) have come to account for a majority of H-2A certifications in the vegetables and melons sectors
  • The number of firms employing H-2A through farm labor contractors (FLCs) increased nearly 800 percent between 2010 and 2019
    9/7/2021
    The number of firms employing H-2A through farm labor contractors (FLCs) increased nearly 800 percent between 2010 and 2019
  • Total number of H-2A positions certified increased across different sectors between 2010 and 2019
    9/7/2021
    Total number of H-2A positions certified increased across different sectors between 2010 and 2019
  • The number of firms requesting H-2A workers increased 95 percent between 2010 and 2019
    9/7/2021
    The number of firms requesting H-2A workers increased 95 percent between 2010 and 2019
  • H-2A certifications increased threefold between 2010 and 2019, growing across product categories
    9/7/2021
    H-2A certifications increased threefold between 2010 and 2019, growing across product categories
  • The average prevalence of food insecurity in 2021 is estimated to be almost 7 percentage points higher than in 2020
    9/7/2021
    The average prevalence of food insecurity in 2021 is estimated to be almost 7 percentage points higher than in 2020
  • Prevalence of food insecure people increases from 2020 to 2021 in 56 countries
    9/7/2021
    Prevalence of food insecure people increases from 2020 to 2021 in 56 countries
  • Food insecurity in 2021 is more prevalent in lower income countries relative to higher income countries
    9/7/2021
    Food insecurity in 2021 is more prevalent in lower income countries relative to higher income countries
  • The number of food insecure people by 2031 is projected to decline for most IFSA regions
    9/7/2021
    The number of food insecure people by 2031 is projected to decline for most IFSA regions
  • Across all age groups, food at home contributed nearly double the average number of calories to U.S. diets than food away from home in 2017-18
    9/7/2021
    Across all age groups, food at home contributed nearly double the average number of calories to U.S. diets than food away from home in 2017-18
  • School foods were the richest sources of the dairy food group in children's diets in 2017-18.
    9/7/2021
    School foods were the richest sources of the dairy food group in children's diets in 2017-18.
  • Per capita Gross Domestic Product remains below pre-pandemic levels in 2021
    9/7/2021
    Per capita Gross Domestic Product remains below pre-pandemic levels in 2021
  • At all household income levels, U.S. consumers ate mostly home-prepared food in 2017-18, but food prepared away from home was also important
    9/7/2021
    At all household income levels, U.S. consumers ate mostly home-prepared food in 2017-18, but food prepared away from home was also important
  • Average dairy food group consumption was highest for children in 2017-18
    9/7/2021
    Average dairy food group consumption was highest for children in 2017-18
  • School food contributed 9 percent of children's overall calcium intake in 2017-18
    9/7/2021
    School food contributed 9 percent of children's overall calcium intake in 2017-18
  • AWSept_NutrientIntakes_Graphic1
    9/7/2021
    AWSept_NutrientIntakes_Graphic1
  • Number of U.S. honey bee colonies rises as honey yield per colony drops
    9/7/2021
    Number of U.S. honey bee colonies rises as honey yield per colony drops
  • Employment in U.S. agriculture grew 9 percent between 2010 and 2020
    9/3/2021
    Employment in U.S. agriculture grew 9 percent between 2010 and 2020
  • U.S. farm sector profits forecast to increase in 2021
    9/2/2021
    U.S. farm sector profits forecast to increase in 2021
  • Apples and oranges remain the top U.S. fruit choices
    8/30/2021
    Apples and oranges remain the top U.S. fruit choices
  • U.S. irrigated farmland acres in gravity and pressurized systems, 17 Western States, 1984-2018
    8/27/2021
    U.S. irrigated farmland acres in gravity and pressurized systems, 17 Western States, 1984-2018
  • U.S. irrigation organizations by primary and secondary functions, 2019
    8/27/2021
    U.S. irrigation organizations by primary and secondary functions, 2019
  • State shares of U.S. irrigated agricultural land, 2017
    8/27/2021
    State shares of U.S. irrigated agricultural land, 2017
  • Change in U.S. acres of irrigated agricultural land by county, 1997-2017
    8/27/2021
    Change in U.S. acres of irrigated agricultural land by county, 1997-2017
  • Change in U.S. acres of irrigated agricultural land by county, 2002-07
    8/27/2021
    Change in U.S. acres of irrigated agricultural land by county, 2002-07
  • U.S. acres of irrigated land by county, 2017
    8/27/2021
    U.S. acres of irrigated land by county, 2017
  • U.S. harvested acres irrigated for selected major irrigated crops, 1964-2017
    8/27/2021
    U.S. harvested acres irrigated for selected major irrigated crops, 1964-2017
  • U.S. organic corn and soybean acreage increases but remains less than 1 percent of total
    8/27/2021
    U.S. organic corn and soybean acreage increases but remains less than 1 percent of total
  • U.S. irrigated acreage and water use per acre irrigated, 1890-2018
    8/27/2021
    U.S. irrigated acreage and water use per acre irrigated, 1890-2018
  • Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
    8/25/2021
    Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
  • Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
    8/23/2021
    Data show U.S. poverty rates in 2019 higher in rural areas than in urban for racial/ethnic groups
  • Animal product export shares to major foreign destinations by quantity, January-June 2021
    8/20/2021
    Animal product export shares to major foreign destinations by quantity, January-June 2021
  • Fields with cover crops more likely to be in a conservation crop rotation, especially in soybean and corn fields
    8/20/2021
    Fields with cover crops more likely to be in a conservation crop rotation, especially in soybean and corn fields
  • Drought dampens production and export prospects for key U.S. wheat classes
    8/18/2021
    Drought dampens production and export prospects for key U.S. wheat classes
  • Milk U.S. domestic use per day
    8/18/2021
    Milk U.S. domestic use per day