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  • U.S. watermelon imports rise to meet growing demand
    7/6/2020
    U.S. watermelon imports rise to meet growing demand
  • As the rural veteran population declined, the share that were age 65 or older increased
    7/1/2020
    As the rural veteran population declined, the share that were age 65 or older increased
  • Increasing rates of nonmetro net migration offset by reductions in natural change
    7/1/2020
    Increasing rates of nonmetro net migration offset by reductions in natural change
  • Nearly 1,400 nonmetro counties lost population from 2011 to 2014
    7/1/2020
    Nearly 1,400 nonmetro counties lost population from 2011 to 2014
  • Nonmetro areas end decade with near-zero population change
    7/1/2020
    Nonmetro areas end decade with near-zero population change
  • Population growth returns to nonmetro counties near metro areas but continues to decline in more remote settings
    7/1/2020
    Population growth returns to nonmetro counties near metro areas but continues to decline in more remote settings
  • Population shifts reflect cutbacks in energy-sector employment and renewed migration to recreation destinations
    7/1/2020
    Population shifts reflect cutbacks in energy-sector employment and renewed migration to recreation destinations
  • Population rebounded in counties adjacent to metro areas during the second half of the decade
    7/1/2020
    Population rebounded in counties adjacent to metro areas during the second half of the decade
  • Productivity growth is the only factor contributing to agricultural growth positively in all subperiods since 1948
    7/1/2020
    Productivity growth is the only factor contributing to agricultural growth positively in all subperiods since 1948
  • Skipping dinner affected daily calories more than diet quality
    7/1/2020
    Skipping dinner affected daily calories more than diet quality
  • The production of five popular vegetables relies on foreign labor
    6/29/2020
    The production of five popular vegetables relies on foreign labor
  • California, New York, and Texas rank as the top 3 States in number of U.S. food and beverage processing plants
    6/26/2020
    California, New York, and Texas rank as the top 3 States in number of U.S. food and beverage processing plants
  • Abundant U.S. honey supplies in 2019 lead to a decline in honey prices
    6/25/2020
    Abundant U.S. honey supplies in 2019 lead to a decline in honey prices
  • U.S. pork processing capacity utilization rebounds as COVID-19 infections of plant labor forces recede
    6/24/2020
    U.S. pork processing capacity utilization rebounds as COVID-19 infections of plant labor forces recede
  • Farm households reported that working off the farm provided greater and more stable income, along with health and retirement benefits
    6/22/2020
    Farm households reported that working off the farm provided greater and more stable income, along with health and retirement benefits
  • Global cotton mill use sustains unprecedented decline as COVID-19 impact unfolds
    6/19/2020
    Global cotton mill use sustains unprecedented decline as COVID-19 impact unfolds
  • Actual 2019 and forecast 2020 and 2021 US meat production for the four major species
    6/17/2020
    Actual 2019 and forecast 2020 and 2021 US meat production for the four major species
  • Americans obtained just over one-third of their vegetables in away-from-home eating places in 2007-08
    6/17/2020
    Americans obtained just over one-third of their vegetables in away-from-home eating places in 2007-08
  • All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
    6/16/2020
    All counties with extreme poverty in 2018 were rural (nonmetro) counties
  • U.S. wheat supplies and exports tend to move in the same direction
    6/16/2020
    U.S. wheat supplies and exports tend to move in the same direction
  • U.S. rice stocks projected to increase 35 percent in 2020/21
    6/16/2020
    U.S. rice stocks projected to increase 35 percent in 2020/21
  • World sugar production 2009/10 to 2020/21
    6/16/2020
    World sugar production 2009/10 to 2020/21
  • Retail orange juice sales rise during pandemic to highest levels in 5 years
    6/15/2020
    Retail orange juice sales rise during pandemic to highest levels in 5 years
  • Planting of 2020/21 U.S. soybean crop proceeding much faster than a year ago
    6/15/2020
    Planting of 2020/21 U.S. soybean crop proceeding much faster than a year ago
  • Prices for two key grains diverge on COVID-19-linked shifts in demand
    6/12/2020
    Prices for two key grains diverge on COVID-19-linked shifts in demand
  • USDA’s Summer Food Service Program served 2.7 million children at 47,463 sites in 2019
    6/11/2020
    USDA’s Summer Food Service Program served 2.7 million children at 47,463 sites in 2019
  • Record global feed grains production projected in 2020/21 amid pandemic’s uncertainty
    6/10/2020
    Record global feed grains production projected in 2020/21 amid pandemic’s uncertainty
  • Labor costs on specialty crop farms accounted for 3 times as much of their total cash expenses as the average for all U.S. farms
    6/9/2020
    Labor costs on specialty crop farms accounted for 3 times as much of their total cash expenses as the average for all U.S. farms
  • Eating-out expenditures in March 2020 were 28 percent below March 2019 expenditures
    6/5/2020
    Eating-out expenditures in March 2020 were 28 percent below March 2019 expenditures
  • Growth in pork sales to China led record U.S. pork exports in first quarter 2020
    6/4/2020
    Growth in pork sales to China led record U.S. pork exports in first quarter 2020
  • By 2018, industrial hemp was planted under pilot programs in 22 States on more than 90,000 acres
    6/3/2020
    By 2018, industrial hemp was planted under pilot programs in 22 States on more than 90,000 acres
  • Cover crops and rotational grazing were more widely used by organic producers between 2012 and 2014
    6/3/2020
    Cover crops and rotational grazing were more widely used by organic producers between 2012 and 2014
  • Hard red varieties make up majority of wheat sales as U.S. global export share trends lower
    6/3/2020
    Hard red varieties make up majority of wheat sales as U.S. global export share trends lower
  • Hemp production in Canada, the most relevant analog for the U.S. industry, remains volatile
    6/3/2020
    Hemp production in Canada, the most relevant analog for the U.S. industry, remains volatile
  • Increased demand for fresh limes, lemons, and tangerines drove the post-2007 increase in loss-adjusted U.S. fresh citrus availability
    6/3/2020
    Increased demand for fresh limes, lemons, and tangerines drove the post-2007 increase in loss-adjusted U.S. fresh citrus availability
  • The United States imported raw hemp even before the pilot programs allowed domestic production
    6/3/2020
    The United States imported raw hemp even before the pilot programs allowed domestic production