This report presents State-level soybean production cost and return estimates for the 1990 production year, along with coefficients of variation for each cost item. Per-acre costs are highly variable among States due to differences in production practices, inputs, and type and size of machines...

This publication presents the national farm income statistics, dating back to 1910. The current USDA income series, at the national level, include estimates of net farm income, net cash income, net business income, net cash-flow, and farm production transactions. In 1980, the U.S. Department of...

The Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), estimates gross farm income and its component cash receipts and government payment accounts annually. Loan activity data from USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) are critical to these estimations. This report...

Average annual food expenditures in urban households rose 59 percent from $985 per person in 1980 to $1,567 in 1992 While per person income rose 94 percent from $6,916 to $13,398. As a result, the percent of household income spent on food declined from 14.2 to 11.7 percent Annual spending per...

The U.S. green industry (floriculture and environmental horticulture) is the fastest growing agricultural sector in grower cash receipts, with an average annual growth rate of 9 percent since 1982. Green industry crops totaled $8.7 billion in grower cash receipts, earned 11 percent of the total...

This bulletin presents farm financial statistics, including outstanding farm 4ebt by State and lender and average interest rates for agricultural loans charged by selected lenders for 1960-83. Farm debt includes both real estate and nonrea1 estate debt. Lenders include Commodity Credit...

U.S. annual per capita use of cabbage is higher than per capita use of any other cruciferous vegetable, including broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts. and turnip-so In 1993. per capita use was 9.5 pounds. 88 percent of which was marketed in fresh form. Per capita use has changed only...