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Jun 16, 2025 · USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) is actively seeking economic researchers and social science analysts.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2025 - USDA ERS
Feb 18, 2025 · The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for February 2025 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report on …
Household Food Security in the United States in 2024 - USDA ERS
Dec 30, 2025 · Overview 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 …
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2034 | Economic Research Service
Feb 18, 2025 · USDA's domestic 10-year projections for the food and agriculture sector cover major agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the U.S. farm sector, such as …
Direct Government payments to U.S. farm producers, 2022–26F - USDA …
4 days ago · Direct Government farm program payments are those made by the Federal Government to farmers and ranchers with no intermediaries. Most direct payments to farmers and ranchers are …
2022 Census of Agriculture: U.S. tree farms cut more than 14 ... - USDA …
Dec 4, 2024 · The United States also imported more than 3 million Christmas trees in 2022. This chart was drawn from the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. For …
Food & Nutrition Assistance | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS
Dec 31, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers food and nutrition assistance programs that affect the lives of millions of people and account for roughly two-thirds of USDA’s …
Food Security in the U.S. - Definitions of Food Security - USDA ERS
Jan 10, 2025 · The CNSTAT panel also recommended that USDA make a clear and explicit distinction between food insecurity and hunger: Food insecurity —the condition assessed in the food security …
U.S. seafood imports exceeded exports by $20.3 billion in 2023 - USDA …
Feb 8, 2024 · The expanding deficit in trade value (imports minus exports) peaked in 2021 at $25.8 billion (in 2023 dollars) and was recorded at $20.3 billion in 2023. As a supplier, the United States …