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