Chart Gallery

  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Quarter of all farm operations participated in USDA’s direct payment programs in 2022
    8/27/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Quarter of all farm operations participated in USDA’s direct payment programs in 2022
  • Cover crop harvesting by cow-calf producers varies by region
    8/26/2024
    Cover crop harvesting by cow-calf producers varies by region
  • In 2018, 39 percent of cow-calf farms were rural residence farms, but their cattle made up a smaller percent of the total U.S. beef cow inventory than other cow-calf farms
    8/26/2024
    In 2018, 39 percent of cow-calf farms were rural residence farms, but their cattle made up a smaller percent of the total U.S. beef cow inventory than other cow-calf farms
  • Rural residence cow-calf farms in 2018 mostly raised beef cattle through the cow-calf phase only and received most of the farm’s production value through cattle production
    8/26/2024
    Rural residence cow-calf farms in 2018 mostly raised beef cattle through the cow-calf phase only and received most of the farm’s production value through cattle production
  • Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the United States, 1996–2024
    8/26/2024
    Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the United States, 1996–2024
  • Acres covered under crop insurance by program type
    8/23/2024
    Acres covered under crop insurance by program type
  • Federal crop insurance premiums and subsidies
    8/23/2024
    Federal crop insurance premiums and subsidies
  • Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments
    8/23/2024
    Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments
  • Turkey producers to hatch historically low number of eggs, incubator inventories show
    8/22/2024
    Turkey producers to hatch historically low number of eggs, incubator inventories show
  • U.S. imports of animal fats, greases, and processed oils surge to meet demand from biomass-based diesel production
    8/21/2024
    U.S. imports of animal fats, greases, and processed oils surge to meet demand from biomass-based diesel production
  • Nutrient, food component, and food equivalent density ratios compared with the DGA recommended density among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above for food at home, restaurant, fast food, and school, 2017–2018
    8/21/2024
    Nutrient, food component, and food equivalent density ratios compared with the DGA recommended density among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above for food at home, restaurant, fast food, and school, 2017–2018
  • Ratios of 2017–2018 nutrient, food component, and food equivalent density to the recommended density among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above
    8/21/2024
    Ratios of 2017–2018 nutrient, food component, and food equivalent density to the recommended density among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above
  • Distribution of food energy, by source, among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above, 1977–1978 compared with 2017–2018
    8/21/2024
    Distribution of food energy, by source, among U.S. consumers aged 2 and above, 1977–1978 compared with 2017–2018
  • Retail fruit costs ranged from 24 cents to $3.56 per cup equivalent in 2022
    8/20/2024
    Retail fruit costs ranged from 24 cents to $3.56 per cup equivalent in 2022
  • Cover crop adoption rates vary across regions and tenure in corn production
    8/19/2024
    Cover crop adoption rates vary across regions and tenure in corn production
  • How a producer of a hypothetical 1,000-acre farm representing the U.S. agriculture sector would respond to increases in soybean, corn, or wheat prices
    8/19/2024
    How a producer of a hypothetical 1,000-acre farm representing the U.S. agriculture sector would respond to increases in soybean, corn, or wheat prices
  • Corn, soybean shares of U.S. planted area continue to rise; wheat share trending downward
    8/19/2024
    Corn, soybean shares of U.S. planted area continue to rise; wheat share trending downward
  • Russets dominate potato acreage in most top-producing States
    8/15/2024
    Russets dominate potato acreage in most top-producing States
  • Adults’ added-sugar consumption varies by education
    8/14/2024
    Adults’ added-sugar consumption varies by education
  • Larger farms received highest annual energy development payments between 2011 and 2020
    8/13/2024
    Larger farms received highest annual energy development payments between 2011 and 2020
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Majority of agricultural producers with military service located in the eastern half of the United States
    8/12/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Majority of agricultural producers with military service located in the eastern half of the United States
  • Growing biomass-based diesel production drives demand for animal fats, waste oils, and grease
    8/8/2024
    Growing biomass-based diesel production drives demand for animal fats, waste oils, and grease
  • Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments, 2008–22, not adjusted for inflation and adjusted to 2022 dollars
    8/8/2024
    Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) payments, 2008–22, not adjusted for inflation and adjusted to 2022 dollars
  • U.S. beef cattle herd sizes drop when drought levels increase
    8/8/2024
    U.S. beef cattle herd sizes drop when drought levels increase
  • Commercial banks and the Farm Credit System dominate farm sector lending
    8/7/2024
    Commercial banks and the Farm Credit System dominate farm sector lending
  • Food source plays role in meeting Federal dietary recommendations
    8/6/2024
    Food source plays role in meeting Federal dietary recommendations
  • Wind energy development located mostly on cropland, pasture
    8/5/2024
    Wind energy development located mostly on cropland, pasture
  • U.S. production of poultry and eggs projected to retain recent trend through 2033
    8/5/2024
    U.S. production of poultry and eggs projected to retain recent trend through 2033
  • U.S. poultry and eggs farm price projected to remain below 2022 peaks
    8/5/2024
    U.S. poultry and eggs farm price projected to remain below 2022 peaks
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Crop and livestock insurance payouts per recipient were higher in the Great Plains and Mountain regions
    8/1/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Crop and livestock insurance payouts per recipient were higher in the Great Plains and Mountain regions
  • SNAP benefit spending varied from FY 2020 to FY 2023 with changes to maximum benefit amounts and emergency allotments
    7/31/2024
    SNAP benefit spending varied from FY 2020 to FY 2023 with changes to maximum benefit amounts and emergency allotments
  • National School Lunch Program lunches served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1971–2023
    7/31/2024
    National School Lunch Program lunches served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1971–2023
  • Average daily attendance in Child and Adult Care Food Program family day care homes and child care centers, fiscal years 1989–2023
    7/31/2024
    Average daily attendance in Child and Adult Care Food Program family day care homes and child care centers, fiscal years 1989–2023
  • Summer Food Service Program distribution sites and average daily attendance in July, fiscal years 1989–2023
    7/31/2024
    Summer Food Service Program distribution sites and average daily attendance in July, fiscal years 1989–2023
  • Expenditures on child nutrition programs by program, fiscal years 2019–23
    7/31/2024
    Expenditures on child nutrition programs by program, fiscal years 2019–23
  • School Breakfast Program breakfasts served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1975–2023
    7/31/2024
    School Breakfast Program breakfasts served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1975–2023