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Dairy Data (Per capita consumption of selected cheese varieties)

The Dairy Data files cover U.S. supply, demand, and trade for milk and major dairy products.

Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook: September 2019

Steady to higher production levels are forecast for U.S. apples, pears, peaches, sweet cherries, and cranberries in 2019 relative to a year ago, likely putting downward pressure on grower prices.

Vegetable and Pulses Outlook: September 2019

Conditions for vegetables and pulses send prices in opposite directions.

Normalized Prices

Each year, ERS calculates "normalized prices," which smooth out the effects of shortrun seasonal or cyclical variation, for key agricultural inputs and outputs. They are used to evaluate the benefits of projects affecting agriculture. Normalized prices for the 2019 report year are available.

Livestock and Meat Domestic Data

Database contains current and historical data on pork, beef, veal, and poultry, including production, supply, utilization, and farm prices.

An Overview of Beginning Farms and Farmers

Beginning farms (those on which all operators have no more than 10 years of farming experience) operate at a smaller scale, earn less farm income, and have more debt relative to their assets than more established farms. Beginning farm households work more off-farm and have less wealth than established farm households.

Food Price Outlook

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is probably the most widely used indicator of changes in retail food prices. ERS regularly updates food price forecasts for the short-term period.

Climate Change

ERS conducts research on a range of climate change issues related to agriculture.

Food Assistance Data & Collaborative Research Programs

USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs affect the daily lives of millions of people, with about one in four Americans participating in at least one program at some point during a given year. These programs represent a significant investment, accounting for over two-thirds of USDA's annual budget. ERS is the primary source for economic studies and evaluations of domestic food and nutrition assistance programs to meet the needs of USDA, Congress, program managers, program participants, the research community, and the public at large.

Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: September 2019

Yield forecasts for the 2019/20 sugarbeet crop reduce the outlook for U.S. sugar production.

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.

Data cover genetically engineered (GE) varieties of corn, upland cotton, and soybeans for 2000-19, for the U.S. and States. Data include the extent of adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT), insect-resistant (Bt), and both traits ("stacked") GE crops. A summary includes recent trends in GE adoption.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: September 2019

The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for September 2019 analyzes economic impacts on animal product markets of month-to-month changes in USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates Report.

Season-Average Price Forecasts

This page contains data on season average price forecasts.

Feed Grains: Yearbook Tables

This data product contains statistics on four feed grains (corn, grain sorghum, barley, and oats), foreign coarse grains (feed grains plus rye, millet, and mixed grains), hay, and related items.

Rice Outlook: September 2019

The September 2019 Rice Outlook Report contains the latest forecast for U.S. and global rice supply, use, and price.

Feed Outlook: September 2019

The September 2019 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2018/19 and projections for 2019/20 U.S. and global feed markets based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate.

Wheat Outlook: September 2019

The September 2019 Wheat Outlook analyzes supply and demand changes for the 2019/20 marketing year appearing in the current WASDE.

Oil Crops Outlook: September 2019

A Sharply Lower Crop To Slash Burdensome Soybean Stocks in 2019/20

Cotton & Wool Outlook: September 2019

The September 2019 Cotton and Wool Outlook report presents and discusses USDA's 2019/20 U.S. and world cotton supply and demand projections. The report also includes the latest U.S. textile and apparel trade data.

Fruit and Tree Nut Data

Fruit and Tree Nut Data provide users with comprehensive statistics on fresh and processed fruits, melons, and tree nuts in the United States, as well as some global data for these sectors

Vegetables and Pulses Data

This product integrates data from the ERS market outlook program with data collected by different Federal and international statistical agencies to facilitate analyses of economic performance over time, and across domestic and foreign markets.

Dairy Data (Dairy Monthly Tables)

The Dairy Data files cover U.S. supply, demand, and trade for milk and major dairy products.

Wheat Data

Data on supply and use of wheat.

Feed Grains Database

This database contains statistics on four feed grains (corn, grain sorghum, barley, and oats), foreign coarse grains (feed grains plus rye, millet, and mixed grains), hay, and related items.

WASDE

Meat Price Spreads

This page contains data on monthly average price values at the farm, wholesale, and retail stages for selected cuts of beef, pork, and broilers.

U.S. Bioenergy Statistics

This page contains U.S. Bioenergy Statistics, which highlight the renewable energy industry and its relationship to agriculture.

Aquaculture Data

Statistics on domestically grown catfish and trout and U.S. imports and exports of fish and shellfish that may be products of aquaculture, such as salmon, shrimp, and oysters.

U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update

This page contains data on U.S. agricultural exports and imports

Livestock and Meat International Trade Data

Database contains current and past data on hogs and pork, cattle and beef, veal, and poultry, including trade by country.

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data

This page contains latest data on U.S. agricultural exports and imports.

Dairy Products: Per Capita Consumption; Milk: S&U of All Dairy Products

The Dairy Data files cover U.S. supply, demand, and trade for milk and major dairy products.

Household Food Security in the United States in 2018

An estimated 11.1 percent of American households were food insecure at least some time during the year in 2018, lacking access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all their members. That is down from 11.8 percent in 2017.

Food Security in the United States

This data section provides information about publicly available national surveys that include questions from the U.S.

Food Security in the U.S.

Food security--access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life--is one requirement for a healthy, well-nourished population. ERS presents current trends, statistics, charts, and maps related to food security, along with definitions, background of the measure, and key publications and resources.

Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2018

This is the statistical supplement for USDA’s annual report on households’ access to adequate food for active, healthy living.

Amber Waves magazine

Amber Waves presents the broad scope of ERS research and analysis on the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America. The most recent edition includes articles on: how SNAP food benefits contributed to employment during the Great Recession; alternatives to antibiotics in food animals; risk factors of food insecurity around the globe; costs of meeting U.S. dietary recommendations for fruit and vegetables; the many sources of income for farm households; how agricultural exports contribute to the U.S. economy; healthfulness scores for Americans’ food store purchases; regional differences in how far people live from food stores; and incentives for agricultural conservation practices.