In the last 15 years, changing skill demands among rural employers have elevated the importance of a college education. This report examines trends in the U.S. rural college labor force, focusing on ...
This report compares most favored nation average tariffs across agricultural commodities between the United States and its ...
Genetically engineered (GE) crop varieties have achieved widespread adoption in major field crops, accounting for more than 90 percent of corn, soybean, and cotton acreage in the United States since ...
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for September 2026 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report on domestic and ...
This page summarizes the September 2026 Food Price Outlook forecasts, which incorporate the August 2026 Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index numbers. See the Overview page for Consumer Price ...
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 ...
In the latest Crop Production report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) increased the marketing year (MY) 2026/27 national average soybean yield from the previous forecast of 52.7 ...
See the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report. Beef/Cattle: Fed cattle slaughter remains historically low, leading to lower beef production forecasts for 2026 and 2027. Cattle prices ...
Dairy: Compared to previous forecasts, milk production forecasts for 2026 and 2027 were increased to 237.2 billion pounds and 238.6 billion pounds, respectively, due to higher expected cow numbers and ...
See the latest Rice Outlook report. U.S. All-Rice Supply Is Raised for 2026/27 The U.S. all-rice supply for marketing year 2026/27 (August 2026–July 2027) is raised 4.4 million hundredweight (cwt) ...
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton projections for 2026/27 (August–July) indicate that global mill use is forecast to increase 1.8 million bales (1.5 percent) from the previous ...
Consumer demand for organically produced goods has shown strong growth since the 1990s, providing market incentives for U.S. farmers across a broad range of products. USDA does not have official ...