#Off-farmOccupation farms had the largest percentage of #FarmsManaged by #PrincipalOperators under 5
Almost a quarter of #FarmOperations are run by a principal operator who is under 55 years old. The principal operator is the person most...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
USDA estimates that 30% of the FoodSupply is lost at the retail and consumer levels.
One source of food waste arises from consumers or retailers throwing away wholesome food because of confusion about the meaning of dates...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
United States Food Waste
Food waste is the single largest category of #material (by weight) #deposited in #USA#MunicipalLandfills, where it emits...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Where is Cantaloupe coming from?
In 2021, #Guatemala, (31.05%), and #CentralCalifornia, (24.13%), #contributed more than 50% of the U.S. cantaloupe volume. Guatemala...
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Agtools Inc.
- Sep 8, 2022
- 1 min
Food Insecurity in Africa spiked early in COVID-19 pandemic
In #EIn #Ethiopia and #Nigeria, two countries in which data were available from the early months of the pandemic, the rate of moderate...
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Agtools Inc.
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
U.S. Bell Peppers volume grew by 12% between 2020 and 2021
U.S. Bell Peppers volume grew by 12% between 2020 and 2021 for a total of 2.0 billion pounds. This is among the highest growth for Bell...
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Agtools Inc.
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
90% of 570 million Farmers Vulnerable to Climate Changes
Small farms, which account for about 90% of the world’s 570 million farms, are particularly vulnerable to changes in seasonal climate....
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Agtools Inc.
- Aug 11, 2022
- 1 min
FarmSales direct-to-consumer reach $10.7 billion in 2020
In 2020, #U.S. farms sold almost $10.7 billion of edible food commodities directly to consumer outlets and intermediary supply chains...
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Agtools Inc.
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
Cooling #summer with #watermelon???
Commercially, #US#watermelons are mostly #produced in southern States with harvest occurring during the late #spring and #summer months....
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Agtools Inc.
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Green gold !!!
#GlobalExports of #avocado rose by an estimated 11% in 2021, to approximately 2.5 million #tonnes, on account of strong #supplies from...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
US Agricultural Exports supported more than 1 million jobs throughout the economy in 2020
In 2020, U.S. agricultural exports supported the equivalent of more than 1.13 million jobs on and off the #farm. With U.S. agricultural...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Food insecurity across the globe
The number of #people affected by #hunger#globally#increased in #2021, an increase of about 46 million since #2020 and 150 million since...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger in USA up 21 cents from 2021
#Retailprices for one-pound quantities of all #ingredients were higher in #May2022 compared with #May2021. #GroundBeef prices increased...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
Honey imports to USA continue to rise, offsetting declining production
Over the last 30 years, U.S. honey production has declined by around 1.4% per year while honey imports have grown by 7.6% per year,...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Cropland Acre in USA going UP
At $141 per #acre, the #AverageRate to #rent#cropland in the #US in #2021 was $2 higher than in #2020. The average rate per acre for...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
We love papayas!!
#GlobalPapayaProduction is #projected to rise by 2.5% p.a., to 18 Mt in #2030. #Asia’s share of #WorldProduction is set to rise to 60% by...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
#Farm #Other #Production
In 2014, 190,000 #DataPoints were #produced per #farm, per DAY, and #experts#predict that by 2050 each #farm will #produce around 4.1...
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Agtools Inc.
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Women in International Trade – key for growth!
As part of the IV CEO #SummitoftheAmericas taking place June 7-9 in #LosAngeles, #USDepartmentOfCommerce , #WashingtonInternationalTradeA...
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Agtools Inc.
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Global Crop land Area varied marginally between 2000 and 2019
#Asia had the largest share of the global cropland area in 2019 38%, followed by the #Americas 24%, #Europe 19%, #Africa 18% and #Oceania...
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Agtools Inc.
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
#Grapes and #wine
US #growing#consumption of wine contributed to import’s increasefrom 127 million #gallons in FY 2000 to 456 million gallons in FY 2021,...
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