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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ERS Food Price Outlook (FPO) provides data on food prices and forecasts annual food price changes up to 18 months in the future. On a monthly basis, ERS forecasts the annual percentage change in ...

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 ...

Brazil, the fifth largest country in area and population and the largest in terms of arable land, is among the few countries with potential to increase agricultural productivity. Over the past two ...

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 ...

In the United States, peanuts are grown mainly in the South, where the climate is warmer and growing seasons are longer than in northern zones. Most U.S. peanut production comes from six States: ...

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 ...

In livestock production cycles, herd and flock sizes go through periods of expansion followed by periods of contraction. Market prices received by producers drive these cycles as producers decide ...