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  • The U.S. market’s growing demand for hemp oil is met mostly by Canadian imports
    6/3/2020
    The U.S. market’s growing demand for hemp oil is met mostly by Canadian imports
  • U.S. hemp acreage increased from 2014 to 2018, although reports of total acres in each year vary by data source
    6/3/2020
    U.S. hemp acreage increased from 2014 to 2018, although reports of total acres in each year vary by data source
  • U.S. wheat by class plantings (2018) are geographically clustered
    6/3/2020
    U.S. wheat by class plantings (2018) are geographically clustered
  • U.S. wheat planted area trends lower, winter wheat share is stable
    6/3/2020
    U.S. wheat planted area trends lower, winter wheat share is stable
  • USMCA provides an opportunity for continued growth in agricultural trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico
    6/3/2020
    USMCA provides an opportunity for continued growth in agricultural trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico
  • Tightening egg supply and surge in retail demand pushed wholesale egg prices to record levels in March
    6/1/2020
    Tightening egg supply and surge in retail demand pushed wholesale egg prices to record levels in March
  • May is National Salsa Month: Common salsa vegetables remain popular
    5/29/2020
    May is National Salsa Month: Common salsa vegetables remain popular
  • U.S. food system accounted for between 7 to 28 percent of the Nation’s 2007 use of five natural resources
    5/28/2020
    U.S. food system accounted for between 7 to 28 percent of the Nation’s 2007 use of five natural resources
  • Global trading prices for rice rose to highest level in 7 years due to export restrictions
    5/27/2020
    Global trading prices for rice rose to highest level in 7 years due to export restrictions
  • A large share of land enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was located in the Plains, from Texas to Montana
    5/26/2020
    A large share of land enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program was located in the Plains, from Texas to Montana
  • U.S. sugar production and imports, 2006/07 to 2020/21
    5/26/2020
    U.S. sugar production and imports, 2006/07 to 2020/21
  • April federally inspected production, 2019 and 2020:* Pork, beef, broilers, and turkey
    5/22/2020
    April federally inspected production, 2019 and 2020:* Pork, beef, broilers, and turkey
  • H-2A positions increased fivefold between fiscal 2005 and 2019
    5/22/2020
    H-2A positions increased fivefold between fiscal 2005 and 2019
  • Meat and poultry plants employed close to a third of the 1.7 million U.S. food and beverage manufacturing employees in 2018
    5/20/2020
    Meat and poultry plants employed close to a third of the 1.7 million U.S. food and beverage manufacturing employees in 2018
  • U.S. Rice Production in 2020 Is Projected to Increase 17 Percent
    5/19/2020
    U.S. Rice Production in 2020 Is Projected to Increase 17 Percent
  • Coarse grains production changes by ten largest producers (2019/20 to 2020/21)
    5/19/2020
    Coarse grains production changes by ten largest producers (2019/20 to 2020/21)
  • Bigger U.S. soybean crop is seen in 2020/21 on recoveries for sown acreage and yield
    5/18/2020
    Bigger U.S. soybean crop is seen in 2020/21 on recoveries for sown acreage and yield
  • Wholesale price for Cheddar cheese falls sharply as demand falls
    5/18/2020
    Wholesale price for Cheddar cheese falls sharply as demand falls
  • Global cotton production and mill use
    5/18/2020
    Global cotton production and mill use
  • U.S. monthly wheat flour production surges as COVID-19 leads consumers to shift spending food service to grocery stores
    5/18/2020
    U.S. monthly wheat flour production surges as COVID-19 leads consumers to shift spending food service to grocery stores
  • Citrus Greening Disease caused falling production in Florida, but production is forecast to stabilize in 2019/20
    5/15/2020
    Citrus Greening Disease caused falling production in Florida, but production is forecast to stabilize in 2019/20
  • Per capita availability of all vegetables and pulses
    5/14/2020
    Per capita availability of all vegetables and pulses
  • U.S. citrus production declines by 4 percent
    5/14/2020
    U.S. citrus production declines by 4 percent
  • Number of people receiving SNAP benefits is linked to the strength of the economy
    5/13/2020
    Number of people receiving SNAP benefits is linked to the strength of the economy
  • Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
    5/11/2020
    Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
  • Food insecurity rates vary across States
    5/8/2020
    Food insecurity rates vary across States
  • Ethanol prices fall as demand contracts
    5/7/2020
    Ethanol prices fall as demand contracts
  • Calories from food groups vary between the Baseline and Healthy American diets
    5/6/2020
    Calories from food groups vary between the Baseline and Healthy American diets
  • Hog prices fall sharply in April as slaughter capacity is constrained due to COVID-19
    5/6/2020
    Hog prices fall sharply in April as slaughter capacity is constrained due to COVID-19
  • Households are the largest users of fossil fuels in the U.S. food system
    5/6/2020
    Households are the largest users of fossil fuels in the U.S. food system
  • Except for forest products, natural resource use by the U.S. food system is higher than its share of U.S. GDP
    5/6/2020
    Except for forest products, natural resource use by the U.S. food system is higher than its share of U.S. GDP
  • Fossil fuel use by the U.S. food system was about evenly split between coal, petroleum products, and natural gas in 2007
    5/6/2020
    Fossil fuel use by the U.S. food system was about evenly split between coal, petroleum products, and natural gas in 2007
  • Freshwater use could be affected the most by a shift from the Baseline diet to the Healthy American diet
    5/6/2020
    Freshwater use could be affected the most by a shift from the Baseline diet to the Healthy American diet
  • Milk sales accounted for nearly half of New York’s farm sector cash receipts in 2018
    5/4/2020
    Milk sales accounted for nearly half of New York’s farm sector cash receipts in 2018
  • Average rice acres per rice farm by region, 2000, 2006, and 2013
    5/1/2020
    Average rice acres per rice farm by region, 2000, 2006, and 2013
  • Labor shortages at critical times can lead growers to leave product in the field or to delay harvesting
    5/1/2020
    Labor shortages at critical times can lead growers to leave product in the field or to delay harvesting