Chart Gallery

  • Farmers' market managers and farmers in California report WIC CVVs present greater challenges than FMNP benefits
    6/27/2017
    Farmers' market managers and farmers in California report WIC CVVs present greater challenges than FMNP benefits
  • Percent of residents receiving SNAP benefits in 2016 varied across States, reflecting differences in need and program policies
    6/26/2017
    Percent of residents receiving SNAP benefits in 2016 varied across States, reflecting differences in need and program policies
  • Managed honeybee colony numbers increased since 2006 even as colony mortality remained high
    6/23/2017
    Managed honeybee colony numbers increased since 2006 even as colony mortality remained high
  • In 2015, annual earnings in rural areas were 15 percent lower than earnings in urban areas
    6/22/2017
    In 2015, annual earnings in rural areas were 15 percent lower than earnings in urban areas
  • Child food insecurity more common in households with school-age children than with children only under age 5
    6/21/2017
    Child food insecurity more common in households with school-age children than with children only under age 5
  • Households accounted for more than one-third of U.S. food-related energy use in 2012
    6/20/2017
    Households accounted for more than one-third of U.S. food-related energy use in 2012
  • Growth in India’s dairy sector driven by movement toward higher yield cattle breeds
    6/19/2017
    Growth in India’s dairy sector driven by movement toward higher yield cattle breeds
  • Beef cattle operations received more than half of all Microloans between 2013 and 2015
    6/15/2017
    Beef cattle operations received more than half of all Microloans between 2013 and 2015
  • Farm-level prices for agricultural commodities rose for much of the 2000s, but declined in recent years
    6/15/2017
    Farm-level prices for agricultural commodities rose for much of the 2000s, but declined in recent years
  • WIC participation continues to fall
    6/14/2017
    WIC participation continues to fall
  • Nonmetro counties in the majority of States would gain jobs from increased demand for U.S. agricultural exports
    6/13/2017
    Nonmetro counties in the majority of States would gain jobs from increased demand for U.S. agricultural exports
  • Large-scale farms had the biggest share of irrigated acres and water use in 2013
    6/12/2017
    Large-scale farms had the biggest share of irrigated acres and water use in 2013
  • Wheat production in 2017/18 expected to fall sharply
    6/9/2017
    Wheat production in 2017/18 expected to fall sharply
  • More children participated in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in 2016
    6/8/2017
    More children participated in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in 2016
  • Labor costs for food safety staff and foremen dominate cost shares
    6/7/2017
    Labor costs for food safety staff and foremen dominate cost shares
  • Firms use more than one audit standard
    6/7/2017
    Firms use more than one audit standard
  • U.S. commercial pork production versus breeding herd beginning stocks, 1977-2015
    6/7/2017
    U.S. commercial pork production versus breeding herd beginning stocks, 1977-2015
  • Rural unemployment rates declined for all education levels from 2010 to 2015
    6/7/2017
    Rural unemployment rates declined for all education levels from 2010 to 2015
  • Corn area growth rates are high in the former Soviet Union region
    6/6/2017
    Corn area growth rates are high in the former Soviet Union region
  • Food price inflation continues to outpace overall inflation
    6/5/2017
    Food price inflation continues to outpace overall inflation
  • Improved performance on pathogen tests by chicken plants correlated with regulatory actions
    6/2/2017
    Improved performance on pathogen tests by chicken plants correlated with regulatory actions
  • Herbicide-tolerant sugarbeets accounted for 98 percent of sugarbeet acreage by 2013
    6/1/2017
    Herbicide-tolerant sugarbeets accounted for 98 percent of sugarbeet acreage by 2013
  • U.S. Hog imports from Canada
    6/1/2017
    U.S. Hog imports from Canada
  • Use of pressure-sprinkler systems for irrigation increased in the 17 Western States
    6/1/2017
    Use of pressure-sprinkler systems for irrigation increased in the 17 Western States
  • Irrigated agriculture in the West has become more efficient over time
    6/1/2017
    Irrigated agriculture in the West has become more efficient over time
  • In 2013, most irrigated farms in the West and the U.S. were low-sales farms
    6/1/2017
    In 2013, most irrigated farms in the West and the U.S. were low-sales farms
  • Food wholesalers and retailers respond more rapidly than other food system industries to a temporary 10-percent increase in electricity prices
    6/1/2017
    Food wholesalers and retailers respond more rapidly than other food system industries to a temporary 10-percent increase in electricity prices
  • Change in U.S. per capita energy use between 2002 and 2007 was driven by food-related uses
    6/1/2017
    Change in U.S. per capita energy use between 2002 and 2007 was driven by food-related uses
  • Electricity was the most used energy commodity throughout the U.S. food system in 2012
    6/1/2017
    Electricity was the most used energy commodity throughout the U.S. food system in 2012
  • Energy used by the U.S. food system declined with rising energy prices from 2002 to 2012
    6/1/2017
    Energy used by the U.S. food system declined with rising energy prices from 2002 to 2012
  • Use of more efficient irrigation systems varied by region in 2013
    6/1/2017
    Use of more efficient irrigation systems varied by region in 2013
  • Drought is typically the largest driver of crop disaster assistance and indemnity payments
    6/1/2017
    Drought is typically the largest driver of crop disaster assistance and indemnity payments
  • Farmers in California shifted to groundwater when drought reduced surface water availability
    6/1/2017
    Farmers in California shifted to groundwater when drought reduced surface water availability
  • Soil moisture storage capacity helps determine drought vulnerability
    6/1/2017
    Soil moisture storage capacity helps determine drought vulnerability
  • Drought occurs everywhere, but with different frequencies
    6/1/2017
    Drought occurs everywhere, but with different frequencies
  • Structure of India's dairy herd and milk production, 2012/13
    6/1/2017
    Structure of India's dairy herd and milk production, 2012/13