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Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, October 2018 Impacts of the 2014-2015 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak on the U.S. Poultry Sector Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, October 2017 Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, 2017 From Where the Buffalo Roam: India's Beef Exports
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U.S. Exports for Most Major Meat Commodities Grew in 2018 Reduced Exports to China in Fiscal Year 2019 May Drive U.S. Agricultural Trade Balance to Lowest Level Since 2007 International Food Security Expected To Improve, But Regional Differences Persist Per Capita Red Meat and Poultry Disappearance: Insights Into Its Steady Growth Egg Price Impacts of the 2014-15 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak
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