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  • U.S. apple crop estimate up
    12/18/2019
    U.S. apple crop estimate up
  • ICYMI... SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
    12/17/2019
    ICYMI... SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
  • Monthly and prices for Central Illinois no. 2 yellow corn and corn distillers dried grain.
    12/17/2019
    Monthly and prices for Central Illinois no. 2 yellow corn and corn distillers dried grain.
  • U.S. sugar imports, from Mexico, 2006/07 to 2019/20
    12/17/2019
    U.S. sugar imports, from Mexico, 2006/07 to 2019/20
  • Central Illinois cash prices fluctuate as export prospects evolve.
    12/16/2019
    Central Illinois cash prices fluctuate as export prospects evolve.
  • New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
    12/16/2019
    New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
  • Global rice ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to increase for the 13th consecutive year
    12/16/2019
    Global rice ending stocks in 2019/20 are projected to increase for the 13th consecutive year
  • Leading cotton importers
    12/16/2019
    Leading cotton importers
  • U.S. share of global wheat exports gaining some ground
    12/16/2019
    U.S. share of global wheat exports gaining some ground
  • Median farm household income in 2018 was greater than the median U.S. household income, except among retirement and low-sales farm households
    12/13/2019
    Median farm household income in 2018 was greater than the median U.S. household income, except among retirement and low-sales farm households
  • ICYMI... Brazil projected to outpace other top beef-exporting countries over the next decade
    12/12/2019
    ICYMI... Brazil projected to outpace other top beef-exporting countries over the next decade
  • Number of people living in low-income areas with low access to food stores grew in some States over 2010-15
    12/11/2019
    Number of people living in low-income areas with low access to food stores grew in some States over 2010-15
  • ICYMI... Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
    12/10/2019
    ICYMI... Rural families headed by single adults had higher poverty rates than urban counterparts in 2017
  • Poor weather during sugarbeet harvest reduces expected U.S. sugar production for 2019/20
    12/9/2019
    Poor weather during sugarbeet harvest reduces expected U.S. sugar production for 2019/20
  • Limited-service restaurants’ share of the eating-out market has grown over the past two decades
    12/6/2019
    Limited-service restaurants’ share of the eating-out market has grown over the past two decades
  • ICYMI... Since 1970, increasing cattle weights have fueled growth of U.S. beef production as cattle used have decreased
    12/5/2019
    ICYMI... Since 1970, increasing cattle weights have fueled growth of U.S. beef production as cattle used have decreased
  • Public agricultural research expenditures as a percentage of agricultural GDP has fallen in high-income countries since 2009
    12/4/2019
    Public agricultural research expenditures as a percentage of agricultural GDP has fallen in high-income countries since 2009
  • ICYMI... Foodservice employees are more likely to use a food thermometer at home
    12/3/2019
    ICYMI... Foodservice employees are more likely to use a food thermometer at home
  • ICYMI... American adults consumed ready-to-eat foods more often in 2015–16 than in 2007–08
    11/29/2019
    ICYMI... American adults consumed ready-to-eat foods more often in 2015–16 than in 2007–08
  • Food insecurity among children is most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households
    11/29/2019
    Food insecurity among children is most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households
  • Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
    11/29/2019
    Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
  • In 2018, food insecurity affected 13.9 percent of households with children; children themselves were food insecure in 7.1 percent of households with children
    11/29/2019
    In 2018, food insecurity affected 13.9 percent of households with children; children themselves were food insecure in 7.1 percent of households with children
  • Loss-adjusted availability of chicken grew from about 22 pounds per capita in 1970 to 52 pounds in 2017
    11/29/2019
    Loss-adjusted availability of chicken grew from about 22 pounds per capita in 1970 to 52 pounds in 2017
  • Most current Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land receives annual payments at or above the average county cropland cash rental rates (2013 and 2016)
    11/29/2019
    Most current Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land receives annual payments at or above the average county cropland cash rental rates (2013 and 2016)
  • Percent of households with children affirming food insecurity conditions is lower for more severe conditions
    11/29/2019
    Percent of households with children affirming food insecurity conditions is lower for more severe conditions
  • The 2018 Farm Act maintains the long-run shift toward funding of working lands conservation
    11/29/2019
    The 2018 Farm Act maintains the long-run shift toward funding of working lands conservation
  • Total annual funding for USDA conservation programs projected to remain between $5 and $6 billion through 2023
    11/29/2019
    Total annual funding for USDA conservation programs projected to remain between $5 and $6 billion through 2023
  • Total per capita U.S. caloric sweetener deliveries have trended downward since 2000, driven by declining high-fructose corn syrup use (HFCS)
    11/29/2019
    Total per capita U.S. caloric sweetener deliveries have trended downward since 2000, driven by declining high-fructose corn syrup use (HFCS)
  • Farm sector profits forecast to increase in 2019
    11/27/2019
    Farm sector profits forecast to increase in 2019
  • Potatoes and tomatoes are America’s top vegetable choices
    11/26/2019
    Potatoes and tomatoes are America’s top vegetable choices
  • Another large U.S. cranberry crop expected in 2019
    11/25/2019
    Another large U.S. cranberry crop expected in 2019
  • Retail and wholesale turkey prices are breaking with past Thanksgiving trends, leading to growing retail markups
    11/22/2019
    Retail and wholesale turkey prices are breaking with past Thanksgiving trends, leading to growing retail markups
  • Time to head to the grocery store?
    11/21/2019
    Time to head to the grocery store?
  • U.S. agricultural trade balance is projected to fall to $5.2 billion in fiscal year 2019
    11/20/2019
    U.S. agricultural trade balance is projected to fall to $5.2 billion in fiscal year 2019
  • Sugarbeet harvested area and yields, 2007/08 to 2019/20
    11/20/2019
    Sugarbeet harvested area and yields, 2007/08 to 2019/20
  • China's rice exports are forecast to continue to increase in 2020
    11/19/2019
    China's rice exports are forecast to continue to increase in 2020