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  • Home-grilled cheeseburger costs grew 1.8 percent from 2023 to 2024
    7/3/2024
    Home-grilled cheeseburger costs grew 1.8 percent from 2023 to 2024
  • Growth in greenhouses: Controlled environment agriculture production, operations on the rise
    7/2/2024
    Growth in greenhouses: Controlled environment agriculture production, operations on the rise
  • Average debt-to-asset ratio varies according to age of farm operator
    7/2/2024
    Average debt-to-asset ratio varies according to age of farm operator
  • Average debt-to-asset ratio decreased for all family farm businesses in 2022, indicating improvement in financial situations
    7/2/2024
    Average debt-to-asset ratio decreased for all family farm businesses in 2022, indicating improvement in financial situations
  • Average farm debt and share of operations with some debt both increased with farm size, 2022
    7/2/2024
    Average farm debt and share of operations with some debt both increased with farm size, 2022
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Sales of organic agricultural products concentrated in California
    7/1/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Sales of organic agricultural products concentrated in California
  • Food-away-from-home price growth outpaced food at home and overall inflation over past decade
    6/27/2024
    Food-away-from-home price growth outpaced food at home and overall inflation over past decade
  • Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2023
    6/27/2024
    Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2023
  • Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal years 1980 through 2023
    6/26/2024
    Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal years 1980 through 2023
  • Discovery in 2003 of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) affected U.S. beef exports until 2017
    6/26/2024
    Discovery in 2003 of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) affected U.S. beef exports until 2017
  • From 2000–22, U.S. share of Southeast Asia’s growing animal product imports ranged from 8.1 to 19.8 percent
    6/26/2024
    From 2000–22, U.S. share of Southeast Asia’s growing animal product imports ranged from 8.1 to 19.8 percent
  • U.S. major animal product exports are exceeded only by the European Union
    6/26/2024
    U.S. major animal product exports are exceeded only by the European Union
  • Russia’s sanctions on U.S. chicken in 2014 erased a market that had accounted for one-fifth of U.S. exports in 2000
    6/26/2024
    Russia’s sanctions on U.S. chicken in 2014 erased a market that had accounted for one-fifth of U.S. exports in 2000
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: More cropland covered by crop insurance
    6/26/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: More cropland covered by crop insurance
  • Forecast estimates 2 in 1,000 farm estates created in 2023 likely owed Federal estate tax returns
    6/25/2024
    Forecast estimates 2 in 1,000 farm estates created in 2023 likely owed Federal estate tax returns
  • Quarterly spending on Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program declined in 2023 prior to program’s expiration
    6/24/2024
    Quarterly spending on Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program declined in 2023 prior to program’s expiration
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Average farmland value higher on coasts and in Corn Belt
    6/24/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Average farmland value higher on coasts and in Corn Belt
  • Share of consumer expenditures on food at home outpaces other consumption categories for low- and middle-income households, World Bank International Comparison data show
    6/20/2024
    Share of consumer expenditures on food at home outpaces other consumption categories for low- and middle-income households, World Bank International Comparison data show
  • Per capita calories available for consumption increased from 1990 to 2019 worldwide and in selected countries
    6/20/2024
    Per capita calories available for consumption increased from 1990 to 2019 worldwide and in selected countries
  • World crop calories and food calories projected to continue growth trend through 2050
    6/20/2024
    World crop calories and food calories projected to continue growth trend through 2050
  • Greenhouse tomatoes fuel U.S. import growth in fresh tomatoes
    6/20/2024
    Greenhouse tomatoes fuel U.S. import growth in fresh tomatoes
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Black-operated farm size continues to grow
    6/18/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Black-operated farm size continues to grow
  • Cover crops planted by dairy producers are often harvested
    6/17/2024
    Cover crops planted by dairy producers are often harvested
  • Food insufficiency in States that did not extend universal free meals was higher than in the six States that did
    6/13/2024
    Food insufficiency in States that did not extend universal free meals was higher than in the six States that did
  • Consumer Food Data System
    6/13/2024
    Consumer Food Data System
  • Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington, DC, had highest shares of food-away-from-home sales
    6/13/2024
    Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington, DC, had highest shares of food-away-from-home sales
  • SNAP benefit spending varied with changes to maximum benefit amounts and emergency allotment from FY 2020–23
    6/12/2024
    SNAP benefit spending varied with changes to maximum benefit amounts and emergency allotment from FY 2020–23
  • SNAP average monthly participation and annual spending increased following recessions
    6/12/2024
    SNAP average monthly participation and annual spending increased following recessions
  • USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance programs declined further in FY 2023
    6/12/2024
    USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance programs declined further in FY 2023
  • Soybean seeding rates decline as row widths increase over time
    6/11/2024
    Soybean seeding rates decline as row widths increase over time
  • Prime working age natural-cause mortality increases with rurality, especially for females
    6/10/2024
    Prime working age natural-cause mortality increases with rurality, especially for females
  • While Federal Crop Insurance Program liabilities have increased, insured liabilities for forage crops remain at 3 percent of total
    6/6/2024
    While Federal Crop Insurance Program liabilities have increased, insured liabilities for forage crops remain at 3 percent of total
  • Forage crops increased as a percentage of insured acres under the Federal Crop Insurance Program, 2014–21
    6/6/2024
    Forage crops increased as a percentage of insured acres under the Federal Crop Insurance Program, 2014–21
  • Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington, DC, have had higher food-away-from-home shares than other States since 1997
    6/6/2024
    Hawaii, Nevada, and Washington, DC, have had higher food-away-from-home shares than other States since 1997
  • States with large influxes of out-of-State tourists and workers had highest per capita food-away-from-home sales in 2023
    6/6/2024
    States with large influxes of out-of-State tourists and workers had highest per capita food-away-from-home sales in 2023
  • Northwestern and Mountain West States generally had highest per capita food-at-home sales in 2023
    6/6/2024
    Northwestern and Mountain West States generally had highest per capita food-at-home sales in 2023