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How Expensive is Your Grocery Cart?
Southeast Regional Ag News
New data shows food-at-home, or grocery prices, rose the fastest last year in Houston, Texas, by 7.8 percent, followed by Boston, Massachusetts, at seven percent.
USDA Report Characterizes US Farms and Ranches
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USDA Economic Researcher Katherine Lacy, defines what a small family farm is and how they are categorized in a new "American's Farms and Ranches at a Glance Report.
Spending More on Agricultural Labor
Southeast Regional Ag News
Total cash labor expenses for U.S. agriculture are forecast to be 1.8% higher than last year.
A Supermarket Shopping Shift
Southeast Regional Ag News
It may sound like a new game show, but it is instead the reality of the American consumer. We’re shopping differently.
Ag Sees Increase in Skilled Workers
Southeast Regional Ag News
Over the last two decades, USDA reports that the strongest rural job gains were in smaller industries that tend to employ high-skill workers.
Number of U.S. Farms Declines…Slowly
Southeast Regional Ag News
With 895 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2021, the average farm size was 445 acres, only slightly greater than the 440 acres recorded in the early 1970s.
Food Prices Below Overall Inflation In 2021
Southeast Regional Ag News
Overall, food prices increased by an average of 3.9 percent last year compared to 2020. That number represents the highest annual increase since 2008.