USDA Economic Research Service

Your Food Environment Atlas

Get a spatial overview of the ability of your community to access healthy food and its success in doing so

2010 Agricultural Outlook Forum

Attend the USDA's annual Outlook Forum, where the Secretary of Agriculture and government, farm, and industry leaders discuss the future of American agriculture.

Peanut Outlook: Impacts of the 2008-09 Salmonella Outbreak

2009 foodborne illness outbreak linked to Salmonella in peanut products resulted in one of the largest food safety recalls ever in the United States. Consumer purchases of peanut-containing products initially slowed during the recalls, but retail purchases soon returned to normal and peanut processing held steady. The recalls do not appear to have had a lasting impact on peanut demand and production.