direct sales

In 2020, U.S. farms sold almost $10.7 billion of food commodities directly to consumer outlets and supply chains.  That figure from the USDA includes restaurants, grocery stores, regional distributors and local institutions.  The figure is nearly $2.8 billion...

U.S. beef exports to the European Union have struggled over the past year due to limited opportunities in Europe’s food service and hospitality sectors. But, U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Yuri Barutkin said exports are poised for a comeback, thanks to the gradual reopening of food service and newly developed retail channels. He noted ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, consumers have become more interested from where their food comes. Anne Marie Moss with the Oregon Farm Bureau said that means a greater interest in locally grown products. “Because of maybe the supply chain hiccups, because of many factors, so consumers are thinking about Oregon farmers, and Oregon ranchers, and where can I get locally grown food.” T ..

The recent USDA survey on local food marketing and direct sales showed that Washington State accounts for $150 million of those kinds of sales along with more than 5,300 operations that take part.   The places Washington 14th in sales nationally.  ...

The first-ever USDA survey on farm direct sales highlighted their level of importance in Oregon agriculture.   Industry Development Director for the Oregon Department of Agriculture Gary Roth said a number of farmers and ranchers are going directly to the consumer to help with revenue.  ...

Farmers markets have nearly doubled in the past 10 years according to USDA’s numbers.   Head of USDA’s Marketing Service Elanor Starmer says sales have increased from $5 billion to $12 billion from 2008 to 2014 with projects pushing that to $20 billion by 2020.   “So we’...