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  • Peanut supplies may surge with a fourth consecutive acreage increase
    8/4/2017
    Peanut supplies may surge with a fourth consecutive acreage increase
  • Foodservice compensation generally grows at a steady rate, while prices for energy, farm products, and other inputs have declined in recent years
    8/3/2017
    Foodservice compensation generally grows at a steady rate, while prices for energy, farm products, and other inputs have declined in recent years
  • Per capita fresh and processed vegetable availability has diverged from the 1970s to the present
    8/3/2017
    Per capita fresh and processed vegetable availability has diverged from the 1970s to the present
  • In general, food-away-from-home price changes are less volatile than food-at-home price changes
    8/3/2017
    In general, food-away-from-home price changes are less volatile than food-at-home price changes
  • Restaurant prices rose at a faster rate than grocery store food prices over the last decade
    8/3/2017
    Restaurant prices rose at a faster rate than grocery store food prices over the last decade
  • Per capita availability of fresh vegetables is largely driven by a few key commodities
    8/3/2017
    Per capita availability of fresh vegetables is largely driven by a few key commodities
  • Cost structures of at-home and away-from-home food and beverage dollars differ
    8/3/2017
    Cost structures of at-home and away-from-home food and beverage dollars differ
  • Processed potato and tomato availability has fallen over time
    8/3/2017
    Processed potato and tomato availability has fallen over time
  • Trade plays a key role in domestic vegetable markets
    8/3/2017
    Trade plays a key role in domestic vegetable markets
  • Average farm household income for households operating farm businesses was higher than average U.S. household income from 2005 to 2015, but also more volatile
    8/3/2017
    Average farm household income for households operating farm businesses was higher than average U.S. household income from 2005 to 2015, but also more volatile
  • More than two-thirds of households earning between $75,000 and $125,000 will have an income fluctuation of more than $50,000 the following survey year
    8/3/2017
    More than two-thirds of households earning between $75,000 and $125,000 will have an income fluctuation of more than $50,000 the following survey year
  • Federal Government payments comprise a larger share of net cash income for the farm sector during low net cash income years
    8/3/2017
    Federal Government payments comprise a larger share of net cash income for the farm sector during low net cash income years
  • Domestic production of dry peas and lentils corresponds directly with per capita availability
    8/3/2017
    Domestic production of dry peas and lentils corresponds directly with per capita availability
  • Farm sector annual net cash income forecast back to the average from the 2000s
    8/3/2017
    Farm sector annual net cash income forecast back to the average from the 2000s
  • Households operating larger family farms get more of their income from farming
    8/3/2017
    Households operating larger family farms get more of their income from farming
  • Cash expenses remain higher than their average between 2000 and 2009
    8/3/2017
    Cash expenses remain higher than their average between 2000 and 2009
  • U.S. upland cotton production, exports, and mill use are projected to stabilize following significant contractions in the past
    8/3/2017
    U.S. upland cotton production, exports, and mill use are projected to stabilize following significant contractions in the past
  • Consultations for different genetically enginereed crop traits varied between 2011 and 2016
    8/3/2017
    Consultations for different genetically enginereed crop traits varied between 2011 and 2016
  • USDA provides operating loans to farmers through different programs
    8/3/2017
    USDA provides operating loans to farmers through different programs
  • Wholesale turkey prices in 2017 remain below years past
    8/2/2017
    Wholesale turkey prices in 2017 remain below years past
  • Adults in households with more severe food insecurity are more likely to have a chronic disease
    8/1/2017
    Adults in households with more severe food insecurity are more likely to have a chronic disease
  • Most GE corn and cotton seeds now have both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
    7/31/2017
    Most GE corn and cotton seeds now have both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
  • Conservation Compliance has significantly reduced water erosion on fields designated as highly erodible
    7/28/2017
    Conservation Compliance has significantly reduced water erosion on fields designated as highly erodible
  • Exchange rate movements influence U.S. export competitiveness
    7/27/2017
    Exchange rate movements influence U.S. export competitiveness
  • Forty-three percent of households with food-insecure children in 2014-15 had incomes below the Federal poverty line
    7/26/2017
    Forty-three percent of households with food-insecure children in 2014-15 had incomes below the Federal poverty line
  • Compliance incentives vary across cropland in HEL fields but would be lower without link to crop insurance premium subsidy (medium prices)
    7/25/2017
    Compliance incentives vary across cropland in HEL fields but would be lower without link to crop insurance premium subsidy (medium prices)
  • Estimated Compliance incentives under the 2014 Farm Act would be lower without link to crop insurance premium subsidy (medium prices)
    7/25/2017
    Estimated Compliance incentives under the 2014 Farm Act would be lower without link to crop insurance premium subsidy (medium prices)
  • Compliance incentives under the 2014 Act are largest when crop prices are low
    7/25/2017
    Compliance incentives under the 2014 Act are largest when crop prices are low
  • Water (rainfall) erosion reduction on highly erodible cropland was significantly larger in HEL fields (fields subject to HELC)
    7/25/2017
    Water (rainfall) erosion reduction on highly erodible cropland was significantly larger in HEL fields (fields subject to HELC)
  • Wind erosion reduction on highly erodible land was larger in HEL fields (fields subject to HELC)
    7/25/2017
    Wind erosion reduction on highly erodible land was larger in HEL fields (fields subject to HELC)
  • Spring wheat conditions near record lows in the Northern Plains due to drought
    7/25/2017
    Spring wheat conditions near record lows in the Northern Plains due to drought
  • About a third of U.S. food manufacturing jobs are in meat and poultry plants
    7/24/2017
    About a third of U.S. food manufacturing jobs are in meat and poultry plants
  • Changes in farm commodity prices have a muted effect on grocery store and restaurant prices
    7/21/2017
    Changes in farm commodity prices have a muted effect on grocery store and restaurant prices
  • Rural median household income remains about 25 percent below the urban median
    7/20/2017
    Rural median household income remains about 25 percent below the urban median
  • Global food insecurity is projected to decline across all regions by 2027
    7/19/2017
    Global food insecurity is projected to decline across all regions by 2027
  • U.S. certified organic cropland has increased most years since 2002
    7/18/2017
    U.S. certified organic cropland has increased most years since 2002