Over the past 40 years, Brazil’s agricultural production has grown rapidly, fueled by the expansion of cultivated land, ...

About 1 in 4 U.S. fresh-market apples in utilized production have been exported since the mid-2000s. The exported portion of utilized production has ranged from 20 to 30 percent annually, representing ...

The September 2026 Cotton and Wool Outlook presents USDA’s latest 2026/27 U.S. and world cotton projections as well as updates to 2025/26. The report’s associated tables provide monthly fiber-related ...

Honey consumption in the United States has been buzzing upward over the past 35 years. In 1990, an average U.S. consumer used scarcely more than a pound of honey per year. By 2025, per capita honey ...

U.S. food spending by consumers, businesses, and Government entities increased to $2.51 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $1.56 trillion in 1997, with spending growth for both food at home ...

The USDA, Economic Research Service’s Food Dollar measures the costs, along the supply chain, of producing and marketing food to consumers. These measures include the farm share of the food dollar.

Since the 1930s, total U.S. milk production has increased, while the number of U.S. dairy farms has declined. Over the past few decades, fewer, larger farms have produced more milk. Researchers at ...

ERS research shows that U.S. adoption of precision dairy technologies related to milking, breeding, and data systems has increased steadily since 2000. These technologies include sensors, data ...

Rural America at a Glance is an annual report that highlights recent social and economic conditions in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States.

An estimated 86.3 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2024, with access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The ...

In 2025, domestic availability of red meat, poultry, and eggs is projected to increase, driven by gains in chicken and pork availability, and is expected to rise further in 2026. This increase is ...