Chart Gallery

  • U.S. beef trade
    7/31/2020
    U.S. beef trade
  • Cattle and beef cow inventories 1970-2020
    7/31/2020
    Cattle and beef cow inventories 1970-2020
  • The number of hogs sold or removed per farm increased from 1998 to 2015
    7/31/2020
    The number of hogs sold or removed per farm increased from 1998 to 2015
  • U.S. beef export markets
    7/31/2020
    U.S. beef export markets
  • U.S. beef imports sources
    7/31/2020
    U.S. beef imports sources
  • Excess nutrients on farms in major hog States declined between 2007-09 and 2015-17, reducing the potential for groundwater contamination, excess runoff to streams, and air pollution
    7/30/2020
    Excess nutrients on farms in major hog States declined between 2007-09 and 2015-17, reducing the potential for groundwater contamination, excess runoff to streams, and air pollution
  • Foodborne disease burden from animal-source foods varies by pathogen and across regions
    7/30/2020
    Foodborne disease burden from animal-source foods varies by pathogen and across regions
  • Inflation-adjusted SNAP expenditures increased by 147 percent from 1980 to 2019, compared with a 556-percent increase in nominal SNAP expenditures
    7/30/2020
    Inflation-adjusted SNAP expenditures increased by 147 percent from 1980 to 2019, compared with a 556-percent increase in nominal SNAP expenditures
  • Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs in 2016
    7/30/2020
    Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs in 2016
  • Large operations had persistently higher net returns between 2005 and 2018
    7/30/2020
    Large operations had persistently higher net returns between 2005 and 2018
  • Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in all 50 States and the District of Columbia from 2013 to 2019
    7/30/2020
    Percent of residents participating in SNAP decreased in all 50 States and the District of Columbia from 2013 to 2019
  • SNAP accounted for nearly two-thirds of USDA’s food and nutrition assistance expenditures in fiscal year 2019
    7/30/2020
    SNAP accounted for nearly two-thirds of USDA’s food and nutrition assistance expenditures in fiscal year 2019
  • SNAP participation peaked at 47.6 million people—15 percent of Americans—in fiscal year 2013
    7/30/2020
    SNAP participation peaked at 47.6 million people—15 percent of Americans—in fiscal year 2013
  • Some dairy farms in every size class are profitable
    7/30/2020
    Some dairy farms in every size class are profitable
  • The number of U.S. dairy farms shows a long decline
    7/30/2020
    The number of U.S. dairy farms shows a long decline
  • Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. exports to Mexico of corn and corn-based products increased gradually but accelerated upon full relaxation of trade barriers in 2008
    7/30/2020
    Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. exports to Mexico of corn and corn-based products increased gradually but accelerated upon full relaxation of trade barriers in 2008
  • Destinations of U.S. agricultural exports have shifted over last quarter century
    7/29/2020
    Destinations of U.S. agricultural exports have shifted over last quarter century
  • Retail prices for nearly all food-at-home categories up in June 2020 compared with June 2019
    7/27/2020
    Retail prices for nearly all food-at-home categories up in June 2020 compared with June 2019
  • Limited-service and full-service restaurants accounted for 73 percent of food-away-from-home spending in 2019
    7/24/2020
    Limited-service and full-service restaurants accounted for 73 percent of food-away-from-home spending in 2019
  • Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs
    7/22/2020
    Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs
  • United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides an opportunity for continued growth in agricultural trade among the three member countries
    7/20/2020
    United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides an opportunity for continued growth in agricultural trade among the three member countries
  • U.S. agricultural exports to China to increase in FY 2020 despite COVID-19 slowdown
    7/17/2020
    U.S. agricultural exports to China to increase in FY 2020 despite COVID-19 slowdown
  • Number of counties with more than 20 percent of employment in a single 4-digit North American Industry Classification System, manufacturing category
    7/17/2020
    Number of counties with more than 20 percent of employment in a single 4-digit North American Industry Classification System, manufacturing category
  • Share of high-poverty counties: Comparing rural (nonmetro) counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States
    7/17/2020
    Share of high-poverty counties: Comparing rural (nonmetro) counties with 20 percent or more employment in meatpacking to all other rural counties in the United States
  • Sources of off-farm income for farm operator households, 2018
    7/17/2020
    Sources of off-farm income for farm operator households, 2018
  • Inflation-adjusted wholesale values for Choice beef
    7/16/2020
    Inflation-adjusted wholesale values for Choice beef
  • Sugarbeet planted and harvested area, 2010/11 to 2020/21
    7/16/2020
    Sugarbeet planted and harvested area, 2010/11 to 2020/21
  • Impact of farm-level price volatility lessens as food gets closer to the table
    7/15/2020
    Impact of farm-level price volatility lessens as food gets closer to the table
  • Corn acreage change from March Prospective Plantings to June Acreage Report
    7/15/2020
    Corn acreage change from March Prospective Plantings to June Acreage Report
  • Global Wheat Production (by Country) and Global Exports
    7/15/2020
    Global Wheat Production (by Country) and Global Exports
  • U.S. rice production in 2020 is projected to increase more than 19 percent
    7/15/2020
    U.S. rice production in 2020 is projected to increase more than 19 percent
  • Domestic soybean crush continues to set monthly records
    7/14/2020
    Domestic soybean crush continues to set monthly records
  • Global cotton ending stocks
    7/14/2020
    Global cotton ending stocks
  • Counties with low educational attainment were concentrated in rural areas
    7/13/2020
    Counties with low educational attainment were concentrated in rural areas
  • Food insufficiency in mid-June 2020 higher in some States than others
    7/10/2020
    Food insufficiency in mid-June 2020 higher in some States than others
  • Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    7/8/2020
    Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor