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Crops

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  • Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States, with most of the crop providing the main energy ingredient in livestock feed.

  • ERS analyzes events in the U.S. and international cotton and textile markets that influence supply, demand, prices, and trade.

  • Provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. fruit and tree nuts sector. Topics include production, consumption, shipments, trade, prices received, and more.

  • Four U.S. regions produce almost all of the country's rice crop - three in the South and one in California - each specializing in a specific type of rice.

  • Processed soybeans are the world’s largest source of animal protein feed and the second largest source of vegetable oil.

  • The United States is one of the world’s largest consumer of sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup.

  • Provides economic analyses and data on vegetables and pulses for the fresh market and for processing use. Topics include production, consumption, value, prices, trade, and more.

  • The United States is a major wheat-producing country, and wheat ranks third among U.S. field crops in both planted acreage and gross farm receipts.