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  • Global soybean imports are projected to grow 30 percent by 2027 with China leading the way
    3/9/2018
    Global soybean imports are projected to grow 30 percent by 2027 with China leading the way
  • Employment in rural inpatient healthcare facilities was relatively more concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains
    3/8/2018
    Employment in rural inpatient healthcare facilities was relatively more concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains
  • Multiple-adult households without children account for over a quarter of U.S. food-insecure households
    3/7/2018
    Multiple-adult households without children account for over a quarter of U.S. food-insecure households
  • Mexico's agricultural secretariat has a budget of  about 72.1 billion pesos ($3.8 billion) for 2018
    3/6/2018
    Mexico's agricultural secretariat has a budget of about 72.1 billion pesos ($3.8 billion) for 2018
  • U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow over time, while the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
    3/6/2018
    U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow over time, while the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
  • Households that buy fruits and vegetables directly from farmers tend to possess health-oriented attitudes and behaviors
    3/5/2018
    Households that buy fruits and vegetables directly from farmers tend to possess health-oriented attitudes and behaviors
  • Animal disease trade measures accounted for nearly one-third of concerns brought to World Trade Organization committee
    3/2/2018
    Animal disease trade measures accounted for nearly one-third of concerns brought to World Trade Organization committee
  • Nearly 40 percent of U.S. farms run by multiple operators
    3/1/2018
    Nearly 40 percent of U.S. farms run by multiple operators
  • Americans purchase almost two-thirds of their calories from large grocery stores
    2/28/2018
    Americans purchase almost two-thirds of their calories from large grocery stores
  • Between 1948 and 2015, the relative prices of machinery use, fertilizer, and purchased services to wages have dropped by more than 60 percent
    2/28/2018
    Between 1948 and 2015, the relative prices of machinery use, fertilizer, and purchased services to wages have dropped by more than 60 percent
  • Input composition has shifted over time toward less use of labor and land and more use of capital (excluding land) and intermediate goods
    2/28/2018
    Input composition has shifted over time toward less use of labor and land and more use of capital (excluding land) and intermediate goods
  • U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow, while at the same time the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
    2/28/2018
    U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow, while at the same time the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
  • U.S. agricultural productivity growth accounts for most output growth between 1948 and 2015
    2/28/2018
    U.S. agricultural productivity growth accounts for most output growth between 1948 and 2015
  • Households that buy directly from farmers spend more money on fruits and vegetables
    2/28/2018
    Households that buy directly from farmers spend more money on fruits and vegetables
  • A large share of principal farm operators are at least 65 years old, particularly those running retirement and low-sales farms
    2/28/2018
    A large share of principal farm operators are at least 65 years old, particularly those running retirement and low-sales farms
  • Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access influence low-income households' food expenditures
    2/28/2018
    Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access influence low-income households' food expenditures
  • U.S. exports of dairy production inputs, like alfalfa, are rising as China’s domestic dairy market grows
    2/28/2018
    U.S. exports of dairy production inputs, like alfalfa, are rising as China’s domestic dairy market grows
  • Wetland Compliance incentives are strong in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa
    2/27/2018
    Wetland Compliance incentives are strong in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa
  • Soybean planted area is projected to surpass corn for the first time in 2019/20
    2/26/2018
    Soybean planted area is projected to surpass corn for the first time in 2019/20
  • Primary destination shares for 2017 volumes of exported U.S. red meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy
    2/23/2018
    Primary destination shares for 2017 volumes of exported U.S. red meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy
  • U.S. farm real estate appreciation has slowed following a decline in U.S. net cash farm income
    2/23/2018
    U.S. farm real estate appreciation has slowed following a decline in U.S. net cash farm income
  • Grocery store food prices fell 0.2 percent in 2017
    2/22/2018
    Grocery store food prices fell 0.2 percent in 2017
  • The 2011-2013 drought triggered higher Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments to producers
    2/21/2018
    The 2011-2013 drought triggered higher Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments to producers
  • Working-age adults comprise 44 percent of SNAP participants
    2/20/2018
    Working-age adults comprise 44 percent of SNAP participants
  • Fruits and vegetables top organic food sales
    2/16/2018
    Fruits and vegetables top organic food sales
  • Number of SNAP/FSP households with earnings and welfare benefits, fiscal 1989-2016
    2/15/2018
    Number of SNAP/FSP households with earnings and welfare benefits, fiscal 1989-2016
  • Number of SNAP/FSP households by household composition, fiscal 1989-2016
    2/15/2018
    Number of SNAP/FSP households by household composition, fiscal 1989-2016
  • In recent years, U.S. farm real estate appreciation has slowed following a decline in U.S. net cash farm income
    2/15/2018
    In recent years, U.S. farm real estate appreciation has slowed following a decline in U.S. net cash farm income
  • U.S. cropland has appreciated faster than pastureland
    2/15/2018
    U.S. cropland has appreciated faster than pastureland
  • Over a week, SNAP and non-SNAP households struggle to choose foods that align with the Dietary Guidelines, but SNAP households appear to struggle more
    2/15/2018
    Over a week, SNAP and non-SNAP households struggle to choose foods that align with the Dietary Guidelines, but SNAP households appear to struggle more
  • Big grocery stores are the most nutritious source for at-home foods, while school meals are the most nutritious source for food prepared away from home
    2/15/2018
    Big grocery stores are the most nutritious source for at-home foods, while school meals are the most nutritious source for food prepared away from home
  • Across SNAP and non-SNAP households, choices made for foods at home had the biggest variations in nutritional quality
    2/15/2018
    Across SNAP and non-SNAP households, choices made for foods at home had the biggest variations in nutritional quality
  • For younger operators, owning 1 percentage point more of one’s land would increase the growth in their interest payments and land purchases
    2/15/2018
    For younger operators, owning 1 percentage point more of one’s land would increase the growth in their interest payments and land purchases
  • While SNAP households acquire about the same amount of calories each week …
    2/15/2018
    While SNAP households acquire about the same amount of calories each week …
  • Sources of calories acquired differ by SNAP participation and income
    2/15/2018
    Sources of calories acquired differ by SNAP participation and income
  • U.S. cropland appreciation varied by production region
    2/15/2018
    U.S. cropland appreciation varied by production region