Photo of large cranes and shipping containers at a port.

U.S. Export Competitiveness in Select Crop Markets

This study examines export competitiveness of five top crop commodity groups: corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat, and tree nuts

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Linkages Between Rural Community Capitals and Healthcare Provision

This study examines community-level factors affecting the recruitment and retention of rural healthcare professionals

The state exports, cash receipts estimates and state trade by country of origin and destination provide values of internationally traded commodities by State

State Agricultural Trade by Country of Origin and Destination

Top 5 U.S. agricultural import and export commodities and the top countries buying or selling those commodities, by State

The Economic Research Service's FY 2022 Annual Report

ERS Annual Report FY 2022

Providing Data and Expert Analyses to Support Evidence-Based Policymaking

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: March 2023

Special Article titled, “Drought Conditions Have Contributed to Lower U.S. Beef Cow Inventory."

ERS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

Economic implications for agriculture, food, and rural America

U.S. Export Competitiveness in Select Crop Markets

Linkages Between Rural Community Capitals and Healthcare Provision: A Survey of Small Rural Towns in Three U.S. Regions

Increasing the Value of Animal Manure for Farmers

U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers, and Policy, 2000–21

Dietary Quality by Food Source and Demographics in the United States, 1977–2018

Vegetables and Pulses Yearbook Tables

Yearbook tables contain a time series of annual per capita supply and use data for fresh and processed vegetables and for dry pulse crops. Included are U.S. production, exports, imports, per capita utilization, and prices.

Food Price Outlook

The Food Price Outlook provides food price data and forecasts changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) for food.

State Fact Sheets

Information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment, farm indicators, top commodities, and more.

Charts of Note

Distributed Monday-Friday to highlight charts of interest from our current and past research.

Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials

The basics on food, farming, and rural America, in a set of 70 charts and maps.

Data Visualizations

Explore interactive graphs, charts and maps.

Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America

View the diversity of challenges and opportunities across America's counties.

The Food Access Research Atlas

Users can create maps showing food access indicators by census tract using different measures and indicators of supermarket accessibility, such as income, distance, and vehicle availability.