Overview
These food market indicators provide overall statistics describing economic
activity related to food production and distribution from the farm to
the consumer (domestic or international). The database provides information
on the supply, demand, structure, and economic health of the U.S. food
system and indicators that are useful in determining how well the system
serves its consumers and producers.
Data Files
- The Food
Marketing System is a set of spreadsheets that
provides information on the supply side of food markets.
Data are organized under the following headings: sales
indicators, structural indicators, performance indicators,
international indicators, and other economic characteristics.
- Farm-to-Retail
Price Spreads for Food includes three tables on
the distribution of consumer expenditures for food
between farm value and marketing costs, over time
and for individual food items, and two tables showing
farm-to-retail price spreads. Note that there is also
a separate Retail Scanner
Prices for Meat data product.
Feature
The U.S. Food Marketing System, 2002
focuses on recent trends in the food supply chain. Chapters on food manufacturing,
wholesaling, grocery retailing, and food service provide a detailed overview
of structure, performance, information systems, new technology, and foreign
direct investments. The electronic report also contains a comprehensive
set of appendix tables containing sales, concentration, trade, productivity,
and other indicators.
Related Resources
Related briefing rooms contain more information.
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