Chart Gallery

  • US ending stocks to use ratio, by fiscal year
    8/18/2021
    US ending stocks to use ratio, by fiscal year
  • Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
    8/16/2021
    Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
  • Corn yields, United States, 1988 to 2021 projection
    8/16/2021
    Corn yields, United States, 1988 to 2021 projection
  • Global cotton production and mill use
    8/16/2021
    Global cotton production and mill use
  • India's 2021 rice exports projected to be a record 18.5 million tons; Thailand's exports projected to increase in 2022
    8/16/2021
    India's 2021 rice exports projected to be a record 18.5 million tons; Thailand's exports projected to increase in 2022
  • U.S. soybean predicted vs. realized yield
    8/16/2021
    U.S. soybean predicted vs. realized yield
  • Year-to-year production swings for major wheat exporters
    8/16/2021
    Year-to-year production swings for major wheat exporters
  • Full-service restaurants experienced a sharp decline in the share of sales among food-away-from-home outlets in 2020
    8/13/2021
    Full-service restaurants experienced a sharp decline in the share of sales among food-away-from-home outlets in 2020
  • Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
    8/11/2021
    Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
  • Milk-fat content of fluid beverage milk from 2000 to 2019 first declined and then later rose
    8/9/2021
    Milk-fat content of fluid beverage milk from 2000 to 2019 first declined and then later rose
  • As the mix of cheese varieties changed from 2000 to 2019, the dairy components of the cheese category changed
    8/9/2021
    As the mix of cheese varieties changed from 2000 to 2019, the dairy components of the cheese category changed
  • U.S. milk-fat supply climbed from 2000 to 2019, as did the use of milk fat in cheese and butter production
    8/9/2021
    U.S. milk-fat supply climbed from 2000 to 2019, as did the use of milk fat in cheese and butter production
  • The supply of skim solids grew from 2000 to 2019, with the amount going to cheese production climbing
    8/9/2021
    The supply of skim solids grew from 2000 to 2019, with the amount going to cheese production climbing
  • Percentages of milk fat and skim solids in farm milk increased from 2000 to 2020
    8/9/2021
    Percentages of milk fat and skim solids in farm milk increased from 2000 to 2020
  • Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
    8/9/2021
    Rural counties with high and persistent poverty in 2019 were mostly located across the South
  • Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
  • The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
  • Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
    8/9/2021
    Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
  • Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
    8/9/2021
    Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
  • Increasing corn yields reflect technological change in U.S. corn sector
    8/9/2021
    Increasing corn yields reflect technological change in U.S. corn sector
  • Family farm households received an estimated $5.6 billion in assistance from Economic Impact Payments and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in 2020
    8/6/2021
    Family farm households received an estimated $5.6 billion in assistance from Economic Impact Payments and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in 2020
  • Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
    8/4/2021
    Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
  • Country shares of U.S. pork export levels, 2020 average
    8/4/2021
    Country shares of U.S. pork export levels, 2020 average
  • Country shares of U.S. hog exports, 2000-2020
    8/4/2021
    Country shares of U.S. hog exports, 2000-2020
  • Country shares of world pork exports, measured as volume, 2020
    8/4/2021
    Country shares of world pork exports, measured as volume, 2020
  • U.S. commercial pork production versus breeding beginning stocks, 1980-2020
    8/4/2021
    U.S. commercial pork production versus breeding beginning stocks, 1980-2020
  • U.S. Hogs imports from Canada,1990-2020
    8/4/2021
    U.S. Hogs imports from Canada,1990-2020
  • U.S. pork export and share to world export
    8/4/2021
    U.S. pork export and share to world export
  • Food security projected to improve for 76 low- and middle-income countries by 2031
    8/2/2021
    Food security projected to improve for 76 low- and middle-income countries by 2031
  • Farmers in major cotton-producing States reported declines in the effectiveness of the herbicide glyphosate in 2019
    7/30/2021
    Farmers in major cotton-producing States reported declines in the effectiveness of the herbicide glyphosate in 2019
  • Most food categories have experienced slower price increases in 2021 compared with 2020
    7/28/2021
    Most food categories have experienced slower price increases in 2021 compared with 2020
  • Costs of producing soybeans in the United States rise as returns fluctuate over time
    7/26/2021
    Costs of producing soybeans in the United States rise as returns fluctuate over time
  • Value of U.S. agricultural exports forecast to reach record high in 2021
    7/23/2021
    Value of U.S. agricultural exports forecast to reach record high in 2021
  • Commercial farms received the highest average Government payments in 2019
    7/21/2021
    Commercial farms received the highest average Government payments in 2019
  • Trans fat levels in U.S. youth dropped from 1999 to 2010
    7/19/2021
    Trans fat levels in U.S. youth dropped from 1999 to 2010
  • USDA’s Summer Food Service Program provided a record number of meals in fiscal year 2020
    7/16/2021
    USDA’s Summer Food Service Program provided a record number of meals in fiscal year 2020