@article{Agricultural:338296,
      recid = {338296},
      author = {National Agricultural Statistics Service},
      title = {Direct Farm Sales of Food:  Results from the 2015 Local  Food Marketing Practices Survey (Highlights)},
      address = {2016-12},
      number = {1496-2023-1051},
      series = {ACH12-35},
      pages = {2},
      year = {2016},
      note = {The 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey was  designed to collect data related to the marketing of foods  directly from farm producers to consumers or retailers who  then sell directly to consumers.  The primary purpose of  the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey was to produce  benchmark statistics on the number of farms that market  food directly, the value of these direct sales, and the  marketing practices used in conjunction with direct sales.   The survey was administered in all 50 states.},
      abstract = {Excerpt:  In 2015, farmers produced and sold $8.7 billion  of edible food commodities directly to consumers,  retailers, institutions, and a variety of local food  intermediaries such as distributors and wholesalers that  market and sell locally branded products.  Consumers  accounted for 35 percent of these direct food sales, and  retailers, 27 percent.  Direct farm sales include both  fresh foods and processed or value added products such as  bottled milk, cheese, meat, jam, cider, wine, etc. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/338296},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.338296},
}