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

Wheat ranks third behind corn and soybeans among U.S. field crops in planted acreage, production, and gross farm receipts. In 2026/27, U.S. farmers are estimated to have produced a total of 1.53 ...

This page summarizes the October 2026 Food Price Outlook forecasts, which incorporate the September 2026 Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index numbers. See the Overview page for Consumer Price ...

To illustrate how food prices can change over time and how such changes can affect U.S. households, this page contains interactive charts on various aspects of the food price environment and food ...

The Livestock and Meat Domestic Data product includes monthly, quarterly and semi-annual updates to several files covering a variety of statistics for red meat, poultry and egg production. The All ...

The State Exports, Cash Receipts Estimates and State Trade by Country of Origin and Destination data provide different approaches of reporting internationally traded commodities by State. The USDA, ...

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USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the Nation’s largest food assistance program. In fiscal year 2018, SNAP served an average 40.3 million people per month and issued $60.9 ...

The U.S. rural (nonmetro) population is growing again after a decade of overall population loss, with growth of about a quarter percent from July 2020 through June 2022. This growth occurred because ...

Overview Most U.S. households have consistent, dependable access to enough food for active, healthy living—they are food secure. However, some households experience food insecurity at times during the ...

Meatpacking is a concentrated industry, with a few firms accounting for most production. Across the entire U.S. economy as well as in agribusiness, industry concentration has reemerged as a policy ...