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  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 plays a leading role in Federal research on food security in U.S.
  
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  Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019
  EIB-208, May 08, 2019
  Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019, describes trends in economic, structural, resource, and environmental indicators in the agriculture sector. The indicators covered in this report provide assessments of important ch...
  
  Unpacking the Growth in Per Capita Availability of Fresh Market Tomatoes
  VGS-19C-01, March 05, 2019
  Per capita U.S. availability of fresh tomatoes averaged 20.7 pounds a year in 2010-17, up from 12 pounds in the early 1980s, reflecting growing imports, changing demographics and tastes, and emerging protected-culture technologies.
  
  Consumer Food Safety Practices: Raw Milk Consumption and Food Thermometer Use
  EIB-205, January 29, 2019
  In a typical week, 14 percent of at-home meal preparers used food thermometers when preparing meat and 2 percent consumed or served raw milk. This report examines food-safety practices of U.S. at-home meal preparers.
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  Southeast Asia’s Growing Meat Demand and Its Implications for Feedstuffs Imports
  
  Southeast Asia’s expanding population and increasing incomes, urbanization, and retail sectors are contributing to rising meat consumption and growing imports of feedstuffs. According to USDA’s International Long-Term Projections to 2028, t...
  
  Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices
  
  Droughts are among the most frequent causes of crop yield losses, failures, and subsequent crop revenue losses across the world. In corn, a major U.S. row crop with significant water needs, water stress can lead to fewer and smaller kernels...
  
  Economic Implications of Increased Breastfeeding Rates in WIC
  
  A recent ERS study estimated the economic impacts if 90 percent of infants participating in WIC in 2016 were breastfed for 12 months and received no infant formula. Under this scenario, mothers would stay in the program longer and annual WI...
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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. Read More
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This chart shows the average monthly WIC participation, fiscal years 1974 to 2018.

WIC participation continues to fall

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