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  • Most U.S. pumpkins are produced in 10 states
    10/21/2019
    Most U.S. pumpkins are produced in 10 states
  • The share of large farms with a high debt-to-asset ratio increased 6 percentage points since 2012
    10/21/2019
    The share of large farms with a high debt-to-asset ratio increased 6 percentage points since 2012
  • Working capital is down for all farm sizes since 2012, but remains above 2002 levels
    10/21/2019
    Working capital is down for all farm sizes since 2012, but remains above 2002 levels
  • Most corn production in U.S. and Mexico is geographically concentrated
    10/18/2019
    Most corn production in U.S. and Mexico is geographically concentrated
  • United States sugarbeet harvest progress, 2018, 2019, and 5-year average
    10/18/2019
    United States sugarbeet harvest progress, 2018, 2019, and 5-year average
  • After drop, U.S. wheat export price rises relative to EU and Black Sea, reducing U.S. competitiveness
    10/17/2019
    After drop, U.S. wheat export price rises relative to EU and Black Sea, reducing U.S. competitiveness
  • ICYMI... Chain outlets make up a smaller share of restaurants in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest
    10/17/2019
    ICYMI... Chain outlets make up a smaller share of restaurants in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest
  • A reduced U.S. soybean crop to ease the supply glut in 2019/20
    10/16/2019
    A reduced U.S. soybean crop to ease the supply glut in 2019/20
  • Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
    10/16/2019
    Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
  • Global cotton ending stocks
    10/16/2019
    Global cotton ending stocks
  • Smaller plantings expected to pull U.S. rice production down 16 percent for 2019
    10/16/2019
    Smaller plantings expected to pull U.S. rice production down 16 percent for 2019
  • Principal operators of beginning farms were more likely to work off-farm than established operators
    10/15/2019
    Principal operators of beginning farms were more likely to work off-farm than established operators
  • Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
    10/11/2019
    Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
  • India has emerged as a key global importer of vegetable oils
    10/10/2019
    India has emerged as a key global importer of vegetable oils
  • Impact of additional SNAP benefits varies by major industry group
    10/9/2019
    Impact of additional SNAP benefits varies by major industry group
  • ICYMI... Share of highly leveraged farm businesses is forecast to increase in 2018 and 2019
    10/8/2019
    ICYMI... Share of highly leveraged farm businesses is forecast to increase in 2018 and 2019
  • Per capita sweetener deliveries show steady downturn largely due to reduced demand for high fructose corn syrup
    10/7/2019
    Per capita sweetener deliveries show steady downturn largely due to reduced demand for high fructose corn syrup
  • America’s top fruit choices? Apples and oranges
    10/4/2019
    America’s top fruit choices? Apples and oranges
  • ICYMI... Greenhouse tomato production spans most U.S. States
    10/3/2019
    ICYMI... Greenhouse tomato production spans most U.S. States
  • Soybean farmers in States with more glyphosate-tolerant weed species appeared more likely to use dicamba-tolerant seeds
    10/2/2019
    Soybean farmers in States with more glyphosate-tolerant weed species appeared more likely to use dicamba-tolerant seeds
  • ICYMI... Average age of all hired farm laborers is rising, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
    10/1/2019
    ICYMI... Average age of all hired farm laborers is rising, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
  • U.S. soybean exports in the 2018/19 crop year deviate from past seasonal patterns
    9/30/2019
    U.S. soybean exports in the 2018/19 crop year deviate from past seasonal patterns
  • Grower Price Index for Fruit and Nuts
    9/27/2019
    Grower Price Index for Fruit and Nuts
  • U.S. production of ice cream and frozen yogurt totals 6.4 billion pounds per year
    9/27/2019
    U.S. production of ice cream and frozen yogurt totals 6.4 billion pounds per year
  • ICYMI... The United States imports the majority of its coffee, by value, from Colombia and Brazil
    9/26/2019
    ICYMI... The United States imports the majority of its coffee, by value, from Colombia and Brazil
  • Damages from off-target dicamba movement was highest on soybean fields in Illinois and Nebraska in 2018
    9/26/2019
    Damages from off-target dicamba movement was highest on soybean fields in Illinois and Nebraska in 2018
  • Animal and animal product cash receipts showed less decline—2018 animal and animal product receipt income change from 10-year State average
    9/25/2019
    Animal and animal product cash receipts showed less decline—2018 animal and animal product receipt income change from 10-year State average
  • Average total income for dairy farm business increased between 1996 and 2017, but dipped in 2015-16
    9/25/2019
    Average total income for dairy farm business increased between 1996 and 2017, but dipped in 2015-16
  • For most States, 2018 cash production expenses fell from 10-year State average
    9/25/2019
    For most States, 2018 cash production expenses fell from 10-year State average
  • WIC households acquire more whole grains from bread items than eligible households not participating in WIC
    9/25/2019
    WIC households acquire more whole grains from bread items than eligible households not participating in WIC
  • Dried distillers’ grains (DDGs) supply and use has risen in concert with ethanol fuel production
    9/25/2019
    Dried distillers’ grains (DDGs) supply and use has risen in concert with ethanol fuel production
  • Foodborne disease burden attributable to consumption of animal foods is highest for Africa
    9/25/2019
    Foodborne disease burden attributable to consumption of animal foods is highest for Africa
  • Net farm income has fallen in most States, but increased in some due to regional variation in commodity production
    9/25/2019
    Net farm income has fallen in most States, but increased in some due to regional variation in commodity production
  • On a per-adult equivalent basis, low-income food-insecure households spend less and acquire fewer food-at-home calories per week than low-income food-secure households
    9/25/2019
    On a per-adult equivalent basis, low-income food-insecure households spend less and acquire fewer food-at-home calories per week than low-income food-secure households
  • Though dicamba and dicamba-tolerant seed use were highly correlated in 2018, not every acre planted with dicamba-tolerant seeds was treated with dicamba
    9/25/2019
    Though dicamba and dicamba-tolerant seed use were highly correlated in 2018, not every acre planted with dicamba-tolerant seeds was treated with dicamba
  • Trends in NCFI often follow changes in farm commodity cash receipts—2018 crop cash receipt income change from 10-year State average
    9/25/2019
    Trends in NCFI often follow changes in farm commodity cash receipts—2018 crop cash receipt income change from 10-year State average