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  • Estimates by States: In 2016, for six of the major certified organic milk-producing states, certified organic milk production resulted in higher values of production less operating costs than conventional milk production
    12/2/2020
    Estimates by States: In 2016, for six of the major certified organic milk-producing states, certified organic milk production resulted in higher values of production less operating costs than conventional milk production
  • Major grains other than corn: Except for rice, grains have experienced negative net returns over total costs over the last 15 years
    12/2/2020
    Major grains other than corn: Except for rice, grains have experienced negative net returns over total costs over the last 15 years
  • Estimates by size: In 2019, larger dairy operations faced lower total costs per hundredweight and had higher output per cow than smaller dairy operations
    12/2/2020
    Estimates by size: In 2019, larger dairy operations faced lower total costs per hundredweight and had higher output per cow than smaller dairy operations
  • Since 2000, U.S. cotton producers have increasingly used genetically engineered (GE) seeds with stacked traits
    12/2/2020
    Since 2000, U.S. cotton producers have increasingly used genetically engineered (GE) seeds with stacked traits
  • Estimates by region: Over the past three years, wheat yield in the United States has varied across regions
    12/2/2020
    Estimates by region: Over the past three years, wheat yield in the United States has varied across regions
  • Farm sector profits forecast to rise in 2020
    12/2/2020
    Farm sector profits forecast to rise in 2020
  • India, a major rice and wheat producer, sharply expands subsidized distribution of food grains in response to pandemic
    11/30/2020
    India, a major rice and wheat producer, sharply expands subsidized distribution of food grains in response to pandemic
  • Real wages for hired U.S. farmworkers rose between 1990 and 2019
    11/27/2020
    Real wages for hired U.S. farmworkers rose between 1990 and 2019
  • U.S. apple production is forecast to decline 3 percent in 2020
    11/25/2020
    U.S. apple production is forecast to decline 3 percent in 2020
  • Popularity of sweet potatoes, a Thanksgiving staple, continues to grow
    11/24/2020
    Popularity of sweet potatoes, a Thanksgiving staple, continues to grow
  • Illinois, home of two processing plants, leads U.S. pumpkin production
    11/23/2020
    Illinois, home of two processing plants, leads U.S. pumpkin production
  • Despite locust outbreak, grain production in most acutely affected African countries set to be highest on record
    11/20/2020
    Despite locust outbreak, grain production in most acutely affected African countries set to be highest on record
  • One-third of U.S. counties in 2018 had one or more farmers markets that accepted SNAP benefits
    11/18/2020
    One-third of U.S. counties in 2018 had one or more farmers markets that accepted SNAP benefits
  • Sugarbeet harvested area and yields, 2007/08 to 2020/21
    11/17/2020
    Sugarbeet harvested area and yields, 2007/08 to 2020/21
  • Wholesale Cheddar cheese spot prices, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, average weekly prices for 2020
    11/17/2020
    Wholesale Cheddar cheese spot prices, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, average weekly prices for 2020
  • Year-over-year percent change in third-quarter meat production determinants (2020/2019)
    11/17/2020
    Year-over-year percent change in third-quarter meat production determinants (2020/2019)
  • Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
    11/16/2020
    Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
  • Global domestic consumption tends to grow with total global supply
    11/16/2020
    Global domestic consumption tends to grow with total global supply
  • Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
    11/13/2020
    Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
  • Global rice trade projected to increase in 2021 but to remain below the 2017 record
    11/13/2020
    Global rice trade projected to increase in 2021 but to remain below the 2017 record
  • Outlook brightens for U.S. soybean farms with higher prices
    11/13/2020
    Outlook brightens for U.S. soybean farms with higher prices
  • U.S. corn supply and use, monthly change to ending stocks, October to November 2020/21
    11/13/2020
    U.S. corn supply and use, monthly change to ending stocks, October to November 2020/21
  • European Union’s Farm to Fork initiative to reduce use of agricultural inputs may increase food prices and further global food insecurity
    11/12/2020
    European Union’s Farm to Fork initiative to reduce use of agricultural inputs may increase food prices and further global food insecurity
  • U.S. households in the lowest income quintile spent an average of 36 percent of income on food in 2019
    11/10/2020
    U.S. households in the lowest income quintile spent an average of 36 percent of income on food in 2019
  • Economic recovery, competition shape projections of U.S. farm prices to 2030
    11/9/2020
    Economic recovery, competition shape projections of U.S. farm prices to 2030
  • WIC participation fell by 30 percent between fiscal years 2010 and 2019
    11/6/2020
    WIC participation fell by 30 percent between fiscal years 2010 and 2019
  • Falling global GDP surrounding worldwide pandemic likely to weaken U.S. agricultural exports in 2020
    11/4/2020
    Falling global GDP surrounding worldwide pandemic likely to weaken U.S. agricultural exports in 2020
  • Farm production expenses forecast to decrease in 2020, the sixth year in a row
    11/2/2020
    Farm production expenses forecast to decrease in 2020, the sixth year in a row
  • Nonmetro population change has remained near zero in recent years
    10/30/2020
    Nonmetro population change has remained near zero in recent years
  • Food at home’s share of total food spending hit a high of 66 percent in April 2020
    10/28/2020
    Food at home’s share of total food spending hit a high of 66 percent in April 2020
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less per day for 92 percent of NHANES participants ages 2-12, 84 percent of teen participants, 69 percent of participants age 19-64, and 75 percent of participants 65 and older in 2013
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less for 78 percent of low-income NHANES participants compared with 69 percent of participants with incomes above 300 percent of poverty in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less for 78 percent of low-income NHANES participants compared with 69 percent of participants with incomes above 300 percent of poverty in 2013
  • Cost of food at home was $6 or less for 78 percent of low-income NHANES participants compared with 69 percent of participants with incomes above 300 percent of poverty in 2013
    10/28/2020
    Cost of food at home was $6 or less for 78 percent of low-income NHANES participants compared with 69 percent of participants with incomes above 300 percent of poverty in 2013