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  • Small family farms accounted for 90 percent of all U.S. farms and 24 percent of production in 2015
    3/3/2017
    Small family farms accounted for 90 percent of all U.S. farms and 24 percent of production in 2015
  • Financial performance varies across farms, but more small farms are at risk
    3/3/2017
    Financial performance varies across farms, but more small farms are at risk
  • Cropland is shifting to larger farms, even as average size changes little
    3/3/2017
    Cropland is shifting to larger farms, even as average size changes little
  • Most large farms are family operations
    3/3/2017
    Most large farms are family operations
  • Production has shifted to larger farms
    3/3/2017
    Production has shifted to larger farms
  • South African imports of bone-in chicken
    3/3/2017
    South African imports of bone-in chicken
  • FSA issued the majority of Direct Operating Microloans to the program’s targeted groups
    3/3/2017
    FSA issued the majority of Direct Operating Microloans to the program’s targeted groups
  • Retail food prices in 2016 declined for the first time in nearly 50 years
    3/3/2017
    Retail food prices in 2016 declined for the first time in nearly 50 years
  • Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
    3/3/2017
    Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
  • Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/2/2017
    Children by age, poverty status, and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Consumption exceeding production in the global cotton industry for second consecutive year
    3/2/2017
    Consumption exceeding production in the global cotton industry for second consecutive year
  • Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
    3/1/2017
    Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
  • Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/1/2017
    Related child poverty by family type and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
    3/1/2017
    Child poverty by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2015
  • Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
    3/1/2017
    Deep poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2015
  • What is “very low food security”?
    3/1/2017
    What is “very low food security”?
  • With fewer breeding sows than in the past, efficiency gains have resulted in more pigs per sow per year
    2/28/2017
    With fewer breeding sows than in the past, efficiency gains have resulted in more pigs per sow per year
  • U.S. farm sector’s working capital expected to continue weakening in 2017
    2/27/2017
    U.S. farm sector’s working capital expected to continue weakening in 2017
  • USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026
    2/24/2017
    USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026
  • Grocery store food prices expected to rise as much as 1 percent in 2017
    2/23/2017
    Grocery store food prices expected to rise as much as 1 percent in 2017
  • A typical farm’s income varies more than for all farms as a whole
    2/22/2017
    A typical farm’s income varies more than for all farms as a whole
  • U.S. per capita availability of total red meat, poultry, and fish down from 2007
    2/21/2017
    U.S. per capita availability of total red meat, poultry, and fish down from 2007
  • USDA funds helped livestock operations in the Chesapeake Bay reduce nutrient runoff
    2/17/2017
    USDA funds helped livestock operations in the Chesapeake Bay reduce nutrient runoff
  • Farm income for a typical farm varies more than median aggregate farm income
    2/16/2017
    Farm income for a typical farm varies more than median aggregate farm income
  • Retail orange juice prices dropped swiftly to close out 2016
    2/16/2017
    Retail orange juice prices dropped swiftly to close out 2016
  • Energy used by the U.S. food system declined with rising energy prices from 2002 to 2012
    2/15/2017
    Energy used by the U.S. food system declined with rising energy prices from 2002 to 2012
  • Domestic use of high fructose corn syrup continues to decline
    2/14/2017
    Domestic use of high fructose corn syrup continues to decline
  • Payments for energy production, and the share of farms receiving them, vary by State
    2/13/2017
    Payments for energy production, and the share of farms receiving them, vary by State
  • Share of household spending devoted to food and calorie availability vary by country
    2/10/2017
    Share of household spending devoted to food and calorie availability vary by country
  • Steady increases in at-home consumption of berries resulted in a rising share of U.S. berry consumption occurring at home
    2/9/2017
    Steady increases in at-home consumption of berries resulted in a rising share of U.S. berry consumption occurring at home
  • Wheat producers are eligible to receive loan deficiency payments as prices drop
    2/8/2017
    Wheat producers are eligible to receive loan deficiency payments as prices drop
  • U.S. farm sector’s net farm income forecast to continue to decline in 2017
    2/7/2017
    U.S. farm sector’s net farm income forecast to continue to decline in 2017
  • Cattle dressed weights increased 9 percent since 2011, but leveled off in 2016
    2/6/2017
    Cattle dressed weights increased 9 percent since 2011, but leveled off in 2016
  • Energy Consumption and Production in Agriculture
    2/3/2017
    Energy Consumption and Production in Agriculture
  • Early data indicates that 2016 meat trade will rebound to 2014 levels
    2/3/2017
    Early data indicates that 2016 meat trade will rebound to 2014 levels
  • Developing countries, such as China and Brazil, lead global productivity growth
    2/2/2017
    Developing countries, such as China and Brazil, lead global productivity growth