Food Spending Grows and Biological Use Grows
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**U.S. food spending by consumers, businesses, and Government entities increased to $2.51 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $1.56 trillion in 1997, accounting or both food at home and away from home.
At 56.3% of total food expenditures, Food-away-from-home spending grew more than food-at-home, increasing to $1.41 trillion from $818 billion in 97.
Food-at-home increased to $1.1 trillion from $738 billion.
**Farmer awareness of biological crop products remains high, and new research from Stratovation Group suggests the market is entering a more mature phase with confidence rising.
Biofertilizer and biopesticide adoption is accelerating and becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream crop production decisions.
Stratovation’s 2026 Row Crop Biologicals Study was made possible by the support of sponsors Pivot Bio, Indigo, AgriThority and the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology.
**The USDA is expanding livestock grazing opportunities on federal lands.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced new directives to U.S.
Forest Service employees aimed at increasing grazing access, streamlining permit approvals, and reducing regulatory barriers for ranchers operating on National Forest lands.
The directives support a grazing agreement between USDA and the Interior Department and are part of the administration's broader effort to strengthen the U.S. beef industry.
