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  • Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
    8/4/2022
    Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
  • Farmers received smaller share of the price consumers paid for fresh tomatoes in 2021 than in 2020
    7/6/2022
    Farmers received smaller share of the price consumers paid for fresh tomatoes in 2021 than in 2020
  • Sales at retail food stores were higher in May 2022 than May 2019, but growth varied by food category
    6/30/2022
    Sales at retail food stores were higher in May 2022 than May 2019, but growth varied by food category
  • Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
    6/29/2022
    Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
  • U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
    6/13/2022
    U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
  • Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
    5/23/2022
    Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
  • Spending dropped at all types of food-away-from-home outlets in first year of COVID-19 pandemic
    5/18/2022
    Spending dropped at all types of food-away-from-home outlets in first year of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Property income’s share of the food dollar reached 20-year high in 2020
    5/16/2022
    Property income’s share of the food dollar reached 20-year high in 2020
  • Higher retail meat prices during COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted U.S. households in 2020
    5/12/2022
    Higher retail meat prices during COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted U.S. households in 2020
  • Wholesale beef prices soared while drop in slaughter rates led to lower prices for cattle in early months of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
    5/2/2022
    Wholesale beef prices soared while drop in slaughter rates led to lower prices for cattle in early months of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • Food services industry share of food dollar shrank in 2020 after 8 consecutive years of growth
    4/20/2022
    Food services industry share of food dollar shrank in 2020 after 8 consecutive years of growth
  • Quick-service restaurants recovered faster than full-service after consumer spending fell in 2020
    4/13/2022
    Quick-service restaurants recovered faster than full-service after consumer spending fell in 2020
  • Spending dropped more at full-service restaurants than quick-service restaurants in 2020
    4/4/2022
    Spending dropped more at full-service restaurants than quick-service restaurants in 2020
  • Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
    3/28/2022
    Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
    3/21/2022
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
  • Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
    3/7/2022
    Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
  • U.S. consumers were willing to pay more for eco-labeled canned tuna, but the amount was smaller on average than the amount they were willing to pay for domestic products in 2014
    3/7/2022
    U.S. consumers were willing to pay more for eco-labeled canned tuna, but the amount was smaller on average than the amount they were willing to pay for domestic products in 2014
  • Expenditure shares of chicken products labeled “raised without antibiotics” grew from 2012 to 2017
    3/7/2022
    Expenditure shares of chicken products labeled “raised without antibiotics” grew from 2012 to 2017
  • Consumers’ perceptions of food safety risk with beef varies among grass-fed, organic, and conventional products
    3/7/2022
    Consumers’ perceptions of food safety risk with beef varies among grass-fed, organic, and conventional products
  • Consumers with higher food safety benefit perceptions were willing to pay more for grass-fed and organic beef
    3/7/2022
    Consumers with higher food safety benefit perceptions were willing to pay more for grass-fed and organic beef
  • Consumers with higher food safety risk perceptions were willing to pay more for grass-fed and organic beef
    3/7/2022
    Consumers with higher food safety risk perceptions were willing to pay more for grass-fed and organic beef
  • Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017
    3/7/2022
    Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017
  • Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
    2/23/2022
    Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
  • 2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
    1/28/2022
    2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
  • Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
    1/21/2022
    Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
  • Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
    12/7/2021
    Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
  • U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
    12/7/2021
    U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
  • Rural counties losing all types of grocery stores except national chains
    12/3/2021
    Rural counties losing all types of grocery stores except national chains
  • Unseasonably low October wholesale egg prices reported in advance of 2021 holiday season
    11/30/2021
    Unseasonably low October wholesale egg prices reported in advance of 2021 holiday season
  • Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
    11/22/2021
    Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
  • Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
    11/5/2021
    Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
  • Food-at-home (FAH) spending increased for some outlets and decreased for others, 2019-20
    10/4/2021
    Food-at-home (FAH) spending increased for some outlets and decreased for others, 2019-20
  • Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending levels differed by type of establishment, 1997-2020
    10/4/2021
    Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending levels differed by type of establishment, 1997-2020
  • Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending decreased for all types of establishment, 2019-20
    10/4/2021
    Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending decreased for all types of establishment, 2019-20
  • Share of food-away-from-home spending plunged in 2020
    10/4/2021
    Share of food-away-from-home spending plunged in 2020
  • Foods sold through intermediate markets and institutions accounted for the largest share of local food sales in 2015
    10/4/2021
    Foods sold through intermediate markets and institutions accounted for the largest share of local food sales in 2015