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  • Women still do most of the cleanup, but in 2014-17 more men pitched in than in 2004-07
    3/31/2020
    Women still do most of the cleanup, but in 2014-17 more men pitched in than in 2004-07
  • U.S rice imports in 2019 are projected at a record high for third consecutive year
    3/30/2020
    U.S rice imports in 2019 are projected at a record high for third consecutive year
  • The U.S. is forecast to continue exporting more agricultural products than it imports in 2020
    3/27/2020
    The U.S. is forecast to continue exporting more agricultural products than it imports in 2020
  • Grocery store food prices up 0.9 percent in 2019 compared with 2018
    3/25/2020
    Grocery store food prices up 0.9 percent in 2019 compared with 2018
  • Average U.S. farm real estate value remains near its historic high
    3/23/2020
    Average U.S. farm real estate value remains near its historic high
  • Agricultural exports by selected destinations, 2018
    3/20/2020
    Agricultural exports by selected destinations, 2018
  • U.S. avocado demand is climbing steadily
    3/20/2020
    U.S. avocado demand is climbing steadily
  • U.S. agricultural imports by selected suppliers, 2018
    3/20/2020
    U.S. agricultural imports by selected suppliers, 2018
  • Veterans’ diets scored higher on dairy and refined grains, but lower on empty calories
    3/18/2020
    Veterans’ diets scored higher on dairy and refined grains, but lower on empty calories
  • Production of key exporting countries drives volume of global wheat exports
    3/17/2020
    Production of key exporting countries drives volume of global wheat exports
  • Lower prices spur gains for U.S. export sales.
    3/17/2020
    Lower prices spur gains for U.S. export sales.
  • U.S. net imports of textile and apparel
    3/17/2020
    U.S. net imports of textile and apparel
  • Nearly half of all principal operators of family farms and their spouses work off the farm, but the share varies by farm type
    3/16/2020
    Nearly half of all principal operators of family farms and their spouses work off the farm, but the share varies by farm type
  • Highest U.S. poverty rates are in the South, with over 20 percent poor in its rural areas
    3/13/2020
    Highest U.S. poverty rates are in the South, with over 20 percent poor in its rural areas
  • Between 2010 and 2015, 30 States saw an increase in the share of residents living in low-income areas with low access to food stores
    3/11/2020
    Between 2010 and 2015, 30 States saw an increase in the share of residents living in low-income areas with low access to food stores
  • Weather sours U.S. and Mexican sugar production in 2019/20
    3/9/2020
    Weather sours U.S. and Mexican sugar production in 2019/20
  • Less fluid milk in the U.S. marketplace, but more of it was low-fat in 2017 than 40 years earlier
    3/6/2020
    Less fluid milk in the U.S. marketplace, but more of it was low-fat in 2017 than 40 years earlier
  • U.S. acres planted with industrial hemp expanded rapidly in 2019
    3/4/2020
    U.S. acres planted with industrial hemp expanded rapidly in 2019
  • Minimum hourly agricultural wage rates are highest in Washington and Oregon
    3/2/2020
    Minimum hourly agricultural wage rates are highest in Washington and Oregon
  • Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
    2/28/2020
    Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
  • Average share of production costs comprised by labor (including harvest labor) for selected produce crops
    2/26/2020
    Average share of production costs comprised by labor (including harvest labor) for selected produce crops
  • Price of fertilizer and prices received for crops have been relatively volatile since 2002
    2/26/2020
    Price of fertilizer and prices received for crops have been relatively volatile since 2002
  • Estimated food loss for fruits and vegetables in North America throughout the supply chain
    2/26/2020
    Estimated food loss for fruits and vegetables in North America throughout the supply chain
  • Farm households in 2018 reported that work off the farm provided greater and more stable income, along with health and retirement benefits
    2/26/2020
    Farm households in 2018 reported that work off the farm provided greater and more stable income, along with health and retirement benefits
  • Low-income food-insecure households score lower on some food-at-home HEI-2010 components than low-income food-secure households
    2/26/2020
    Low-income food-insecure households score lower on some food-at-home HEI-2010 components than low-income food-secure households
  • Median farm household income in 2018 was greater than the median U.S. household income, except among retirement and low-sales farm households
    2/26/2020
    Median farm household income in 2018 was greater than the median U.S. household income, except among retirement and low-sales farm households
  • Most bulls are technically efficient, but few bulls are revenue, profit, or allocative efficient
    2/26/2020
    Most bulls are technically efficient, but few bulls are revenue, profit, or allocative efficient
  • Price volatility in fruit and vegetable markets (compared to feed grain markets)
    2/26/2020
    Price volatility in fruit and vegetable markets (compared to feed grain markets)
  • Principal operators and their spouses worked off-farm in different occupations, depending on farm type
    2/26/2020
    Principal operators and their spouses worked off-farm in different occupations, depending on farm type
  • Regardless of farm type, most spouses worked off the farm in 2018 to receive health benefits
    2/26/2020
    Regardless of farm type, most spouses worked off the farm in 2018 to receive health benefits
  • U.S. hog industry establishes a new, higher level in litter rates in 2019
    2/24/2020
    U.S. hog industry establishes a new, higher level in litter rates in 2019
  • United States losing dominance in the South Korean corn import market
    2/21/2020
    United States losing dominance in the South Korean corn import market
  • 2020 inflation in grocery store food prices expected to remain low
    2/20/2020
    2020 inflation in grocery store food prices expected to remain low
  • Higher Global Imports to Boost U.S. Soybean Export Prospects
    2/20/2020
    Higher Global Imports to Boost U.S. Soybean Export Prospects
  • U.S. exports gain ground, share of global exports still trails European Union and Russia
    2/20/2020
    U.S. exports gain ground, share of global exports still trails European Union and Russia
  • Productivity growth is the major source of growth in U.S. agricultural output
    2/19/2020
    Productivity growth is the major source of growth in U.S. agricultural output