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Copyright © 2009 American Farm Bureau Federation® Food & Farm Facts

Milk21 gallons

Poultry85.4 pounds

Rice20.5 pounds

Cheese32.7 pounds

Eggs245 eggs

Red Meats116.9 pounds

Fresh Fruits126.2 pounds

Flour & Cereal Products196.9 pounds

Fresh Vegetables202.2 pounds

Fats & Oils

86.7 pounds

What’s on America’s Dinner Table (Yearly)?


Of the 10 percent of disposable income Americans spend

on food each year, 58 percent is for food eaten at home

and 42 percent is for food eaten away from home.

Who Pays the Least for Food?

U.S. figure is for food consumed at home and away from home. Figures for all other countries are for food consumed at home. As food consumed at home is less expensive, the gap between these countries and the U.S. would be even greater if food consumed away from home was added.


How Many People Does One Farmer Feed?


3.5¢ Depreciation

4¢ Rent

2.5¢ Interest

1.5¢ Repairs

3.5¢ Business Taxes

3.5¢ Other Costs

4¢ Advertising

4.5¢ Profits

3.5¢ Energy

4¢ Transportation

8¢ Packaging

38.5¢ Off Farm Labor

Where Does Your Food Dollar Go?

19¢ FARM 81¢ OFF-FARM


Cents (fraction of a dollar shown in %)

Grocery Item Price

Off-Farm Labor 39¢(.39)

Packaging 8.5¢ (.085)

Transport-ation 4¢ (.04)

Energy 3.5¢ (.035)

Profit 4¢ (.04)

Advertis-ing 4¢ (.04)

Depre. 3.5¢ (.035)

Rent 4¢ (.04)

Interest 2.5¢ (.025)

Repairs 1.5¢ (.015)

Taxes 3.5¢ (.035)

Other 2¢ (.02)

Farm 20¢ (.20)

Eggs 1.29 0.503 0.110 0.052 0.0450.05

2 0.052 0.045 0.052 0.032 0.0190.0450.026 0.258

Bread 2.50 0.975 0.213 0.100 0.0880.10

0 0.100 0.088 0.100 0.063 0.0380.0880.050 0.500

Milk 2.59 1.010 0.220 0.104 0.0910.10

4 0.104 0.091 0.104 0.065 0.0390.0910.052 0.518

Where does the food dollar go?

The farmer gets $.25 for a DOZEN eggs. For this he must raise chicks until they become hens, feed and care for them, they lay about an egg a day. He must gather and clean each egg and bring it to the market where it is sold. All for about 2 pennies per egg.


How Many Farms and Farmers?A farmer is defined as a person who operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding and marketing.

The average farmer is 57 years old.


Grains881.8

Hay and Silage525.9

Oilseeds197.1

138.0

Dairy Products 189.7

Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane

43.2 Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Coffee, Ginger Root, Hops & Flavorings

43.1Poultry

26.6 Beef and Veal

23.3 Pork

11.3 Eggs

4.1 Legumes

Horticulture, Vegetables, Citrus, Non-Citrus, Fruits & Nuts

Graph numbers represent billions of pounds

What is Produced on America’s Farms & Ranches?Total Annual Production: 2,207,504,580,000 pounds

122.3


How Do Farmers and Ranchers Care for Animals?

America’s farmers and ranchers care deeply about the health and well-being of their animals. They care because their job is to provide healthy food for consumers, including their own families.

Farmers and ranchers take steps to ensure that their animals receive the best possible care – seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. This includes food, water and shelter, in addition to protection from disease, injury and predators.


Animal Care Quick Facts

Beef Cattle — Supplemental nourishment such as hay or grain is available in winter and during droughts when cattle on pasture would otherwise not have enough food. Through participation in Beef Quality Assurance programs, beef producers demonstrate concern for animal well-being and a commitment to food safety and quality.

Dairy Cattle — Cows are checked for health and wellness at least twice a day during milking. More than 3.5 million tests conducted each year ensure milk supplies are wholesome and safe.

Hogs — Each sow (mother pig) is monitored during birth to ensure her safety and that of the piglets. More than 10,000 U.S. pork producers adhere to Pork Quality Assurance Plus practices for improved animal and herd health management.

Poultry — Indoor facilities are cleaned between flocks and throughout the year. Producers who together care for more than 200 million egg-laying hens participate in the United Egg Producers Certified program. This assures eggs originate from farms that follow responsible, science-based production methods.

Horses — Veterinary specialists routinely check horses’ mouths for healthy gums and teeth, sometimes doing extractions and dental surgery. It costs about $2,300 annually to feed and shelter one horse (not including routine veterinary services or hoof care). Horses on ranches are often used for herding, which reduces stress on cattle.


How Do Farmers Protect the Environment?


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of

Acr

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Today19921990 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

73.2

88.799.3 103.8

109.2 109.1 112.6103.1

Conservation Tillage

Conservation tillage is any one of several farming methods that reduces erosion (soil loss) on cropland and uses less energy while maintaining yields and quality. It also improves water quality. This method of producing crops provides for seed germination, plant growth and weed control, while maintaining effective ground cover throughout the year and disturbing the soil as little as possible. For the past decade, some form of conservation tillage has been used on 112.6 MILLION acres of the total U.S. acres farmed.


In 2008: $94.8 billion

FoodAssistance

and Nutrition Programs

$55.5

Food Safety and Marketing & Inspection $2.3

Conservation Programs $5.0

Research, Education & Economics $2.7

Forest Service $6.2

Foreign Ag Service $2.2

Rural Development $3.0

Farm Programs $13.0

Risk Management $4.5

(in billions)

What is USDA’s Budget? (USDA = United States Department of Agriculture.)

U. S. farms historically cost each American just pennies per meal. Farm programs accounted for slightly less than one-half of one percent of the total U.S. budget.


810 pounds of Cotton

2,694 pounds of Wheat

11,500 pounds of Sweet Corn

39,500 pounds of Potatoes

31,000 pounds of Oranges

35,600 pounds of Lettuce

46,500 pounds of Strawberries

What Does One Acre of Land Produce?

An Acre is About the Size

of a Football Field


Who Imports U.S. Farm Products?In 2008, $115.5 billion worth of American agricultural products were exported around the globe. The “Top 5” countries (shown below in red) accounted for more than 50 percent of all exports.

Canada and Mexico are the two largest trading partners of the U.S. Together, they account for nearly one-third of all U.S. agricultural exports.


What is the U.S. Share of World Production?

Soybeans 33%

Corn 41.9%

Eggs 8.5%

Beef and Veal 20.6%

Cotton 15.9%

Milk 17%

Wheat 9.2%


U.S. Ag Exports = $115 billion

Top Exports (billions)

What Do We Export to the World Market?


Top Imports (billions) U.S. Ag Imports = $79 billion

What Do We Import in the World Market?The United States sells more food and fiber to world markets than we import, creating a positive agricultural trade balance. Agriculture is one of the few U.S. industries with a positive trade balance. When we move more commodities into additional markets, both commodity prices and farm incomes tend to rise.


Where Does Biotechnology Fit?


• Renewable bio-based fuels– Ethanol– Biodiesel

How Will We Fuel America?

America’s farm fields don’t just produce fuel for our bodies. Crops such as corn and soybeans are used to produce fuel for our vehicles.

Renewable fuels contribute to a cleaner environment, reduce pollution and reliance on foreign oil and contribute to the stability of the rural farm economy by creating another commercial market for crops.

More then 800 filling stations make biodiesel available to the public and 1,700 petroleum distributors carry it nationwide. About 90% of biodiesel is produced from soybean oil.


Historic U.S. Fuel Ethanol ProductionWith a record production of 10 billion gallons of ethanol in 2008, about 3 billion bushels of corn were used to produce fuel for our vehicles. One in every four rows of corn went into ethanol production in 2008. Cellulosic ethanol derived from grasses and agricultural waste, rather than corn, also offers great potential as a renewable energy source. Corn/starch-related ethanol production is projected to reach 15 billion gallons in the future.


• Food Fish - $672,377,000• Mollusks - $203,183,000• Miscellaneous Fish - $56,381,000• Crustaceans - $53,381,000• Ornamental Fish - $51,297,000• Bait Fish - $38,018,000• Sport Fish - $18,126,000

Comparing U.S. aquaculture products (In sales of $1,000):

What About Aquaculture?


Aquaculture is Part of U.S. Agriculture

Top Five Aquaculture States

in Sales

• Mississippi

• Arkansas

• Alabama

• Louisiana

• Florida

4,028 in Total

Louisiana – 873

Mississippi – 403

Florida – 359

Alabama – 215

Arkansas – 211

Number of Aquaculture Farms


Forest products industry11 percent

Federal, state and localgovernments37 percent

Private citizens52 percent

Who Owns America’s Forests?

Silviculture is a branch of forestry dealing with the management and cultivation of forest trees. The amount of U.S. forestland has increased by 12 million acres in the last 20 years. About 1/3 of the U.S.—or 750 million acres– is covered with trees.

The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 MILLION acres of forestland…145 million acres or 75 percent of this natural resource is set aside for non-commercial uses including wildlife habitat and recreational activities.


35 gallons of water

20 pounds of grain and concentrated feed

35 pounds of hay or silage

What Does a Dairy Cow Consume in a Day?A typical cow weighs 1,500 pounds and produces 70 pounds of milk per day. A cow converts roughage and grains not consumed by people into high-energy foods.


One Day’s Production

3.3 pounds of butterOR

8.1 gallons of milkOR

7.0 pounds of cheese

VALUE of a cow’s dailyproduction = $11.55

COST

Feed = $4.50

Supplies = $3.00

Bldgs./overhead = $3.75

______________________

Daily Costs = $11.25

RETURN on Labor = $0.30

What Does a Dairy Cow Produce in a Day?

A typical cow produces 70 pounds of milk per day.


Your favorite pizza originates on America’s farms and ranches.Each year, Americans consume nearly 3 billion pizzas.

Looking at it another way, that means each person eats about 23 pounds of pizza every year.In fact, 350 slices of pizza are eaten every second!

Top-Producing States:

Mozzarella Cheese (Dairy Products)

California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

Tomato Sauce (Fresh Tomatoes)

California, Florida, Virginia

Pizza Dough (Winter Wheat)

Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota

Sausage (From Hogs)

Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota

Spinach

California, Arizona

Mushrooms

Pennsylvania, California

Onions

Georgia, California, Texas

Green Peppers

California, Florida

Pineapple

Hawaii

Where Does Pizza Come From?


Personal Care ProductsShampoo, soap, cosmetics, lotions,

fingernail polish, toothpaste

ConstructionLumber, paints, brushes, tar paper, drywall, tool handles, particle board

PrintingPaper, ink, film

Health CarePharmaceuticals, surgical sutures, ointments, latex gloves, x-ray film

SportsUniforms, baseball bats, leather

equipment and balls, shoes

ManufacturingAdhesives, lubricants, solvents,

detergents, polymers

EntertainmentFilm, strings for

musical instruments

EducationCrayons, text books, chalk,

desks, pencils, paper

TransportationBiofuels including ethanol and

biodiesel, lubricants, antifreeze, tires, upholstery, packing materials

How Are You Connected to agriculture?


Farm Bureau Is …

With more than 6.2 million member families, our organization represents a diverse range of agricultural producers and supporters from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Our grassroots

structure ensures that active farmers and ranchers are the people who propose and determine the goals of Farm Bureau at the county, state and national levels. People have the right

and the responsibility to speak for themselves. Active, involved Farm Bureau volunteers recognize the necessity and accept the obligation to stand up and speak out for agriculture.

They are the foundation of our organization.

FARM FACTS is produced by the AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION® PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

600 Maryland Ave., SW · Suite 1000W · Washington, DC 20024

Editor: CYNDIE SHEARING SIREKIS · Graphic Design Director: MARY BURNS · Research Librarian: SUE SCHULTZ

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