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  • Shares of total food expenditures in the United States, 1960–2023
    10/11/2024
    Shares of total food expenditures in the United States, 1960–2023
  • Food-away-from-home market in the United States, by outlet type, 1997–2023
    10/11/2024
    Food-away-from-home market in the United States, by outlet type, 1997–2023
  • Average daily food-away-from-home sales in the United States by month and outlet type, 2019-23
    10/11/2024
    Average daily food-away-from-home sales in the United States by month and outlet type, 2019-23
  • Per capita food-away-from-home sales by State, 2023
    10/11/2024
    Per capita food-away-from-home sales by State, 2023
  • U.S. food expenditures, 1960–2023
    10/11/2024
    U.S. food expenditures, 1960–2023
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Puerto Rico farms with crop sales show rebound following 2017 hurricanes
    10/10/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Puerto Rico farms with crop sales show rebound following 2017 hurricanes
  • Limited resource farms were concentrated in the West and Atlantic regions, 2017–20
    10/10/2024
    Limited resource farms were concentrated in the West and Atlantic regions, 2017–20
  • Limited resource farms are most likely to specialize in beef production
    10/10/2024
    Limited resource farms are most likely to specialize in beef production
  • USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 241 billion lunches from fiscal years 1969 through 2023
    10/9/2024
    USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 241 billion lunches from fiscal years 1969 through 2023
  • Number of food and beverage manufacturing establishments, 2022
    10/9/2024
    Number of food and beverage manufacturing establishments, 2022
  • Adults aged 25–54 in rural areas had increase in mortality rates in recent decades
    10/8/2024
    Adults aged 25–54 in rural areas had increase in mortality rates in recent decades
  • Food at home: While changes in inflation-adjusted spending were negative in 2022–2023 amid high food inflation, changes returned to positive increases in the first half of 2024
    10/8/2024
    Food at home: While changes in inflation-adjusted spending were negative in 2022–2023 amid high food inflation, changes returned to positive increases in the first half of 2024
  • Food away from home: Despite steady price inflation, year-over-year changes in inflation-adjusted spending positively increased on average
    10/8/2024
    Food away from home: Despite steady price inflation, year-over-year changes in inflation-adjusted spending positively increased on average
  • U.S. consumers spent 11.2 percent of disposable personal income on food in 2023
    10/8/2024
    U.S. consumers spent 11.2 percent of disposable personal income on food in 2023
  • Per capita food spending in the United States reached an all-time high in 2023
    10/8/2024
    Per capita food spending in the United States reached an all-time high in 2023
  • Food-away-from-home spending share peaked in 2023
    10/8/2024
    Food-away-from-home spending share peaked in 2023
  • More than 90 percent of soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers use genetically engineered seeds
    10/7/2024
    More than 90 percent of soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers use genetically engineered seeds
  • Almost 9 percent of SNAP and P-EBT benefits were redeemed online by end of FY 2023
    10/3/2024
    Almost 9 percent of SNAP and P-EBT benefits were redeemed online by end of FY 2023
  • U.S. wheat production estimated at highest level in 8 years
    10/2/2024
    U.S. wheat production estimated at highest level in 8 years
  • Fruit and vegetable costs vary by type and form
    10/1/2024
    Fruit and vegetable costs vary by type and form
  • Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2022
    10/1/2024
    Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2022
  • Agricultural total factor productivity growth by country, average annual percent change, 1971–2022
    10/1/2024
    Agricultural total factor productivity growth by country, average annual percent change, 1971–2022
  • Productivity emerged as the major driver of agricultural output growth from 1961 to 2020
    9/30/2024
    Productivity emerged as the major driver of agricultural output growth from 1961 to 2020
  • Land in agriculture rose in Global South and fell in Global North, 1961–2020
    9/30/2024
    Land in agriculture rose in Global South and fell in Global North, 1961–2020
  • Large family farms receive the highest payments from energy development
    9/30/2024
    Large family farms receive the highest payments from energy development
  • Value of world agriculture output shifted from Global North to Global South, 1961–2020
    9/30/2024
    Value of world agriculture output shifted from Global North to Global South, 1961–2020
  • Farm labor is decreasing, while agricultural capital investments are increasing
    9/30/2024
    Farm labor is decreasing, while agricultural capital investments are increasing
  • Higher agricultural productivity led to the use of fewer natural resources per unit of agricultural output
    9/30/2024
    Higher agricultural productivity led to the use of fewer natural resources per unit of agricultural output
  • U.S. demand for coffee stimulates imports from Latin America
    9/26/2024
    U.S. demand for coffee stimulates imports from Latin America
  • Out-migration rates in rural counties declined with onset of COVID-19 pandemic
    9/26/2024
    Out-migration rates in rural counties declined with onset of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Year-to-year production changes for selected fruit and tree nuts, 2023–24F
    9/26/2024
    Year-to-year production changes for selected fruit and tree nuts, 2023–24F
  • U.S. online grocery shopping more likely among people with higher levels of education in 2022
    9/25/2024
    U.S. online grocery shopping more likely among people with higher levels of education in 2022
  • Federal Dairy Margin Coverage program compensates dairy producers when the difference between milk prices and feed costs drops below selected coverage level
    9/25/2024
    Federal Dairy Margin Coverage program compensates dairy producers when the difference between milk prices and feed costs drops below selected coverage level
  • Forest and pasture/rangeland accounted for more than half of U.S. land use in new report
    9/24/2024
    Forest and pasture/rangeland accounted for more than half of U.S. land use in new report
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Farms with Hispanic operators declined slightly in 2022
    9/23/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Farms with Hispanic operators declined slightly in 2022
  • Food price increases were projected to decrease through 2034 for major commodities other than rice
    9/23/2024
    Food price increases were projected to decrease through 2034 for major commodities other than rice