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2/14/2020
USDA agencies funded $287.7 million towards 213 research projects on automation or mechanization in specialty crops, 2008-2018 -
2/12/2020
U.S. per capita consumption of total meat was up in 2017 -
2/10/2020
Production contracts dominate hog and poultry production, while marketing contracts are more widely used in crops and dairy -
2/7/2020
Food-insecure households purchase less fruit than food-secure households -
2/5/2020
Forecast for farm sector profits in 2020 near average levels since 2000 -
2/3/2020
Volatility in market prices for fruit and vegetables helps drive food loss during production and distribution -
1/31/2020
After decades of rise, China’s pork production projected to fall -
1/31/2020
Beginning farm operators worked off the farm more often than established farm operators in 2017 -
1/31/2020
China’s pork imports rise as per capita pork availability per person falls -
1/31/2020
About a third of beginning farms and half of established farms produced at least $10,000 worth of output between 2013 and 2017 -
1/31/2020
Cropland kept moving to larger farms over 30 years -
1/31/2020
Flat in 2018, China’s pork prices began to rise in 2019 -
1/31/2020
Permanent pasture and rangeland moved toward smaller operations -
1/31/2020
Persistent and large shifts of major field crops to larger farms -
1/31/2020
Romaine shipments from Yuma, Arizona dropped and recovered in conjunction with U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisories to avoid romaine lettuce during the fall 2018 outbreak of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli associated with romaine lettuce -
1/31/2020
The fate of expiring CRP acreage depends on its CRP conservation practice -
1/31/2020
U.S. pork exports rising as world wants more animal protein -
1/31/2020
U.S. projected to process and produce more pork -
1/31/2020
U.S. veterans and nonveterans fall short in meeting dietary recommendations -
1/31/2020
Veterans obtained a higher share of their total calories from added sugars… -
1/31/2020
Whole-grain-to-total-grain ratio of school food surpassed home-prepared food in 2013-14 -
1/29/2020
Throughout most of the day, more women prepared food than did men in 2014-2017 -
1/27/2020
While Chinese imports are down, global cotton trade is projected at a 7-Year High in 2019 -
1/24/2020
Food-insecure households spend less on food and acquire fewer calories than food-secure households -
1/22/2020
New Brazil wheat tariff rate quota expands marketing opportunities for the U.S. and other non-Mercosur exporters -
1/21/2020
Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loans reduced risk of rural business failure -
1/21/2020
Louisiana cane sugar production, 2006/07 to 2019/20 -
1/17/2020
Palm oil rally sparked by growing biodiesel use in Malaysia and Indonesia -
1/16/2020
Central Illinois soybean oil prices climb to a 3-year high. -
1/16/2020
Strong second quarter (Q2) use aids in 2019/20 carryout reduction. -
1/16/2020
Thailand's 2019/20 rice production is projected to be the smallest since the 2015/16 drought-reduced crop. -
1/15/2020
Veterans consume a higher share of calories from added sugars and solid fats than nonveterans -
1/15/2020
Corn supply and use: percent change from last month's forecast (2019/20) -
1/13/2020
The fate of expiring Conservation Reserve Program acreage varied with its conservation practice -
12/20/2019
As income increases, the share of income spent on food falls -
12/19/2019
ICYMI... Family farm households rely on various sources of income