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 ...

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Overview In 2018, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from major trading partners and separately Section 301 tariffs on a broad range of imports from China. In ...

The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) Major Land Uses series is the longest running, most comprehensive accounting of all major uses of public and private land in the United States. The series was ...

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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 ...

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, fertilizer prices already were on the rise. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with its ensuing supply chain disruptions and transportation bottlenecks, ...