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  • High poverty areas are widespread across the South, but those with extreme poverty are primarily concentrated in rural South Dakota and Mississippi
    5/1/2020
    High poverty areas are widespread across the South, but those with extreme poverty are primarily concentrated in rural South Dakota and Mississippi
  • Farm prices are more volatile than wholesale and retail food prices
    5/1/2020
    Farm prices are more volatile than wholesale and retail food prices
  • Net returns: The value of production less total costs listed was positive for California and Gulf Coast rice, 2014-2018
    5/1/2020
    Net returns: The value of production less total costs listed was positive for California and Gulf Coast rice, 2014-2018
  • Number of farms harvesting rice in major producing States, 1997 and 2017
    5/1/2020
    Number of farms harvesting rice in major producing States, 1997 and 2017
  • Toddlers participating in WIC are more likely to drink whole milk than their lower income counterparts...
    5/1/2020
    Toddlers participating in WIC are more likely to drink whole milk than their lower income counterparts...
  • U.S. rice producing regions
    5/1/2020
    U.S. rice producing regions
  • U.S.-planted rice acres and production, 1995-2017
    5/1/2020
    U.S.-planted rice acres and production, 1995-2017
  • COVID-19-related labor force absences in beef packing facilities significantly impact record pace of beef production
    4/30/2020
    COVID-19-related labor force absences in beef packing facilities significantly impact record pace of beef production
  • Higher SNAP benefits expand spending on food, and on other goods and services
    4/29/2020
    Higher SNAP benefits expand spending on food, and on other goods and services
  • Broiler processing volumes decrease sharply as plants adjust operations in response to COVID-19
    4/28/2020
    Broiler processing volumes decrease sharply as plants adjust operations in response to COVID-19
  • Forecast for higher solvency ratios in 2020 indicates that more of the farm sector’s assets are financed by credit or debt
    4/27/2020
    Forecast for higher solvency ratios in 2020 indicates that more of the farm sector’s assets are financed by credit or debt
  • The foodservice industry accounted for 37 cents of the 2018 U.S. food dollar
    4/24/2020
    The foodservice industry accounted for 37 cents of the 2018 U.S. food dollar
  • Record increase in March farm-to-wholesale beef price spread driven by sharp wholesale price changes in mid-March 2020
    4/23/2020
    Record increase in March farm-to-wholesale beef price spread driven by sharp wholesale price changes in mid-March 2020
  • Agriculture contributed 10.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2018
    4/22/2020
    Agriculture contributed 10.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2018
  • Exports of U.S. agricultural products in 2018 created an estimated additional $162.9 billion in the U.S. economy
    4/20/2020
    Exports of U.S. agricultural products in 2018 created an estimated additional $162.9 billion in the U.S. economy
  • European Union imports of corn have trended upwards since 2000
    4/17/2020
    European Union imports of corn have trended upwards since 2000
  • Corn supply and use: percent change from last month's forecast (2019/20)
    4/16/2020
    Corn supply and use: percent change from last month's forecast (2019/20)
  • Outstanding U.S. export soybean sales lack signs of previous summer revivals
    4/16/2020
    Outstanding U.S. export soybean sales lack signs of previous summer revivals
  • U.S. long-grain ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to be the lowest since 2003/04
    4/16/2020
    U.S. long-grain ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to be the lowest since 2003/04
  • U.S. long-grain ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to be the lowest since 2003/04
    4/16/2020
    U.S. long-grain ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to be the lowest since 2003/04
  • U.S. wheat prices remain above most key exporters, European Union wheat price near lowest
    4/16/2020
    U.S. wheat prices remain above most key exporters, European Union wheat price near lowest
  • U. S. sugar supply, use, and ending stocks, 2006-07 to 2019/20
    4/16/2020
    U. S. sugar supply, use, and ending stocks, 2006-07 to 2019/20
  • World cotton mill use and trade
    4/16/2020
    World cotton mill use and trade
  • Among low-income households, nutrition scores of some dietary components are lower for those that are food-insecure
    4/15/2020
    Among low-income households, nutrition scores of some dietary components are lower for those that are food-insecure
  • Most conservation practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program are part of multi-practice contracts
    4/13/2020
    Most conservation practices in USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program are part of multi-practice contracts
  • Record high table egg lay rates in the second half of 2019 drove up egg production despite reduced flock size
    4/10/2020
    Record high table egg lay rates in the second half of 2019 drove up egg production despite reduced flock size
  • Food insecurity among children most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households in 2018
    4/8/2020
    Food insecurity among children most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households in 2018
  • Agricultural consolidation has increased the midpoint acreage for most crops since 1987
    4/6/2020
    Agricultural consolidation has increased the midpoint acreage for most crops since 1987
  • Productivity growth helped accelerate growth in world agricultural output through 2016
    4/3/2020
    Productivity growth helped accelerate growth in world agricultural output through 2016
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose in 2018
    4/1/2020
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose in 2018
  • Most uncompleted Environmental Quality Incentives Program conservation practices are on partially completed contracts
    4/1/2020
    Most uncompleted Environmental Quality Incentives Program conservation practices are on partially completed contracts
  • More women prepared food and for a longer time than did men in both 2004-07 and 2014-17
    3/31/2020
    More women prepared food and for a longer time than did men in both 2004-07 and 2014-17
  • The costliness of WIC-approved 16-ounce 100-percent whole-wheat bread packages relative to other package sizes was smaller in 2015 compared with 2009
    3/31/2020
    The costliness of WIC-approved 16-ounce 100-percent whole-wheat bread packages relative to other package sizes was smaller in 2015 compared with 2009
  • The share of Americans age 15 years and older who purchased non-grocery food increased by 19.5 percent over a decade
    3/31/2020
    The share of Americans age 15 years and older who purchased non-grocery food increased by 19.5 percent over a decade
  • Time spent grocery shopping grew by 6 percent between 2004-07 and 2014-17
    3/31/2020
    Time spent grocery shopping grew by 6 percent between 2004-07 and 2014-17
  • USDA funded $287.7 million to 213 research projects to develop or enhance the use of automation or mechanization in specialty crops, 2008-18
    3/31/2020
    USDA funded $287.7 million to 213 research projects to develop or enhance the use of automation or mechanization in specialty crops, 2008-18