Chart Gallery

  • Percent change in production (2020/2019)
    5/16/2019
    Percent change in production (2020/2019)
  • Pork exports to Mexico declined in the second half of 2018 as Mexican import tariffs raised costs for importers
    5/16/2019
    Pork exports to Mexico declined in the second half of 2018 as Mexican import tariffs raised costs for importers
  • Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. households use their own car for their primary grocery shopping
    5/15/2019
    Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. households use their own car for their primary grocery shopping
  • Racial and ethnic minorities made up 22 percent of the rural population in 2017 compared to 42 percent in urban areas
    5/14/2019
    Racial and ethnic minorities made up 22 percent of the rural population in 2017 compared to 42 percent in urban areas
  • U.S. agricultural export value rose in 2018, but growth was limited by lower oilseed and oilseed product exports
    5/13/2019
    U.S. agricultural export value rose in 2018, but growth was limited by lower oilseed and oilseed product exports
  • U.S. shellfish availability more than doubled from 1970 to 2016
    5/10/2019
    U.S. shellfish availability more than doubled from 1970 to 2016
  • Greenhouse-grown fresh-market tomato imports have risen steadily since 2000
    5/9/2019
    Greenhouse-grown fresh-market tomato imports have risen steadily since 2000
  • Average age of all hired farm laborers is rising, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
    5/8/2019
    Average age of all hired farm laborers is rising, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
  • SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
    5/7/2019
    SNAP participation continued to contract in 2018
  • U.S. beef exports to South Korea reached record high in 2018
    5/6/2019
    U.S. beef exports to South Korea reached record high in 2018
  • Agriculture, food, and related industries contributed more than $1 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2017
    5/3/2019
    Agriculture, food, and related industries contributed more than $1 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2017
  • No-till and strip-till are widely adopted conservation practices, but are often used in rotation with full-width tillage
    5/2/2019
    No-till and strip-till are widely adopted conservation practices, but are often used in rotation with full-width tillage
  • Americans consumed almost 12 pounds of legumes per person in 2017
    5/1/2019
    Americans consumed almost 12 pounds of legumes per person in 2017
  • Wage and salary employment in agriculture is most heavily distributed in the Far West and Southeastern United States
    4/30/2019
    Wage and salary employment in agriculture is most heavily distributed in the Far West and Southeastern United States
  • Beef, pork, and broiler exports grew in 2018 while turkey, lamb and mutton, and egg exports fell below a year earlier
    4/29/2019
    Beef, pork, and broiler exports grew in 2018 while turkey, lamb and mutton, and egg exports fell below a year earlier
  • Between 2006 and 2017, the average age of all hired farm laborers has risen 8 percent, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
    4/29/2019
    Between 2006 and 2017, the average age of all hired farm laborers has risen 8 percent, driven by the aging of foreign-born farm laborers
  • Greenhouse-grown fresh-market tomato imports have risen steadily since 2000
    4/29/2019
    Greenhouse-grown fresh-market tomato imports have risen steadily since 2000
  • Older infants participating in WIC are more likely to eat vegetables than lower income non-participating infants…
    4/29/2019
    Older infants participating in WIC are more likely to eat vegetables than lower income non-participating infants…
  • Pork exports to Mexico declined in the second half of 2018 as Mexican import tariffs raised costs for importers
    4/29/2019
    Pork exports to Mexico declined in the second half of 2018 as Mexican import tariffs raised costs for importers
  • Share of highly leveraged farm businesses is forecast to increase in 2018 and 2019
    4/29/2019
    Share of highly leveraged farm businesses is forecast to increase in 2018 and 2019
  • U.S. beef exports to Korea exceed 2002 record levels
    4/29/2019
    U.S. beef exports to Korea exceed 2002 record levels
  • U.S. broiler exports grew in the second half of 2018 as per-unit costs declined
    4/29/2019
    U.S. broiler exports grew in the second half of 2018 as per-unit costs declined
  • Without A50 stores, most WIC participants reliant on these stores in Greater Los Angeles would travel further to redeem their WIC benefits
    4/29/2019
    Without A50 stores, most WIC participants reliant on these stores in Greater Los Angeles would travel further to redeem their WIC benefits
  • American adults consumed ready-to-eat foods more often in 2015–16 than in 2007–08
    4/26/2019
    American adults consumed ready-to-eat foods more often in 2015–16 than in 2007–08
  • U.S. agricultural exports to Canada, 2018
    4/25/2019
    U.S. agricultural exports to Canada, 2018
  • U.S. agricultural imports from Canada, 2018
    4/25/2019
    U.S. agricultural imports from Canada, 2018
  • Historic Midwest flooding severely impacts rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
    4/25/2019
    Historic Midwest flooding severely impacts rural counties in Iowa and Nebraska
  • U.S. Canada Agricultural Trade has expanded with few interruptions during the CUSTA-NAFTA period (1989 - present)
    4/24/2019
    U.S. Canada Agricultural Trade has expanded with few interruptions during the CUSTA-NAFTA period (1989 - present)
  • Food-loss quantities and rates for retailers differ among fresh fruits
    4/23/2019
    Food-loss quantities and rates for retailers differ among fresh fruits
  • Regional strategies for reducing nitrogen loadings to the Gulf of Mexico differ according to how policy objectives are formulated
    4/22/2019
    Regional strategies for reducing nitrogen loadings to the Gulf of Mexico differ according to how policy objectives are formulated
  • Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
    4/19/2019
    Rural telehealth participation rates vary by the activity
  • U.S. pecan production and crop value down in 2018/19
    4/18/2019
    U.S. pecan production and crop value down in 2018/19
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar declined slightly in 2017
    4/17/2019
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar declined slightly in 2017
  • U.S. growers are harvesting an increasing amount of organic tomatoes
    4/16/2019
    U.S. growers are harvesting an increasing amount of organic tomatoes
  • 2018 red meat and poultry exports
    4/15/2019
    2018 red meat and poultry exports
  • Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    4/15/2019
    Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor