Economic Research Report

India’s population and income are expected to grow steadily through the year 2050, which could lead to increased domestic demand for animal food products (e.g., meat, dai [...]

In the U.S. table egg industry, a range of production practices have been under scrutiny, from the housing where animals are kept, to the use of exogenous substances like [...]

Rural hospital closings in the United States continue to be a major concern for rural development stakeholders. Numerous studies have shown that the primary cause of rur [...]

The average U.S. resident is consuming less fruit over time. Per capita total fruit intake, which includes fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100 percent juice products, d [...]

Cellular agriculture is the production of animal products, such as meat, seafood, milk, and eggs, with no or minimal use of animals. This system includes both precision- [...]

Cuba’s economy, which has been struggling since 2016 and fared poorly during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has been unable to achieve a strong, sustained recovery [...]

Climate change may affect livestock production—particularly cattle—by changing the available herbaceous biomass (nonwoody plants such as grasses that are consumed by live [...]

A notable shift toward online grocery shopping is occurring. To examine the prevalence and frequency of online grocery shopping, the methods of receiving groceries purcha [...]

United States’ organic dairy production has grown over the past three decades. This study uses USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey data from 2005, 2010, 2 [...]

This report provides statistics on food security in U.S. households throughout 2023 based on the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data collected by the [...]