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  • Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, average income tax rates are estimated to decline for households across all family farm sizes
    6/29/2018
    Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, average income tax rates are estimated to decline for households across all family farm sizes
  • Time constraints due to employment are associated with greater preference for convenience foods
    6/28/2018
    Time constraints due to employment are associated with greater preference for convenience foods
  • Almond pollination service fees more than doubled since 2004
    6/27/2018
    Almond pollination service fees more than doubled since 2004
  • Child poverty rates are persistently highest in rural counties and in the South
    6/27/2018
    Child poverty rates are persistently highest in rural counties and in the South
  • Food prices less volatile than transportation prices
    6/27/2018
    Food prices less volatile than transportation prices
  • High child poverty rates are prevalent in the rural South
    6/27/2018
    High child poverty rates are prevalent in the rural South
  • Interest expenses to earnings before interest, taxes, and capital consumption(interest-to-EBITC) ratio has increased in recent years but remains below the 1970-2016 average
    6/27/2018
    Interest expenses to earnings before interest, taxes, and capital consumption(interest-to-EBITC) ratio has increased in recent years but remains below the 1970-2016 average
  • Debt-to-asset ratio remains below 1970-2016 average
    6/27/2018
    Debt-to-asset ratio remains below 1970-2016 average
  • Farm sector debt at 30-year high, though interest expenses remain low
    6/27/2018
    Farm sector debt at 30-year high, though interest expenses remain low
  • In 2016, the share of all farms (top) and farm businesses (bottom) with negative farm income was similar to the 10-year average
    6/27/2018
    In 2016, the share of all farms (top) and farm businesses (bottom) with negative farm income was similar to the 10-year average
  • Oil and gas payments to farm operators in 2014 made up a substantial share of net cash farm income in some States
    6/27/2018
    Oil and gas payments to farm operators in 2014 made up a substantial share of net cash farm income in some States
  • Net cash farm income forecast to fall below 1970-2016 average level
    6/27/2018
    Net cash farm income forecast to fall below 1970-2016 average level
  • Ownership of oil and gas rights among farm operators varies across States
    6/27/2018
    Ownership of oil and gas rights among farm operators varies across States
  • Persistent rural child poverty is also concentrated in the South
    6/27/2018
    Persistent rural child poverty is also concentrated in the South
  • Single-parent families have higher poverty rates than other family types
    6/27/2018
    Single-parent families have higher poverty rates than other family types
  • China’s share of global cotton stocks continues to decline
    6/26/2018
    China’s share of global cotton stocks continues to decline
  • Brazil’s rising soybean exports drive production growth
    6/25/2018
    Brazil’s rising soybean exports drive production growth
  • Livestock and poultry weights per animal have increased steadily since 2000
    6/22/2018
    Livestock and poultry weights per animal have increased steadily since 2000
  • California leads in number of U.S. food and beverage processing plants
    6/21/2018
    California leads in number of U.S. food and beverage processing plants
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    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig01.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig04.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig04.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig03.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig03.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig06.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig06.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig02.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig02.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig07.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig07.png
  • June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig05.png
    6/21/2018
    June18_Feature_Rahkovsky_fig05.png
  • Hourly wages for hired farmworkers have grown steadily since 1989
    6/20/2018
    Hourly wages for hired farmworkers have grown steadily since 1989
  • Food stores—except specialized food stores—grew in number between 2009 and 2014
    6/19/2018
    Food stores—except specialized food stores—grew in number between 2009 and 2014
  • Pollination service fees now roughly equal to honey sales as a share of revenue for beekeepers
    6/18/2018
    Pollination service fees now roughly equal to honey sales as a share of revenue for beekeepers
  • Projected 2019 year-over-year (YOY) percentage change in supply* of major U.S. livestock commodities, disaggregated by production, beginning stocks, and imports
    6/18/2018
    Projected 2019 year-over-year (YOY) percentage change in supply* of major U.S. livestock commodities, disaggregated by production, beginning stocks, and imports
  • U.S. corn price received by farms and production
    6/15/2018
    U.S. corn price received by farms and production
  • U.S. corn acreage and yield
    6/15/2018
    U.S. corn acreage and yield
  • Leading world exporters of corn
    6/15/2018
    Leading world exporters of corn
  • Leading world importers of corn
    6/15/2018
    Leading world importers of corn
  • U.S. domestic corn use
    6/15/2018
    U.S. domestic corn use
  • Farm debt-to-asset ratio forecast to stabilize in 2017-18
    6/15/2018
    Farm debt-to-asset ratio forecast to stabilize in 2017-18