Farmer's Share

The latest federal data shows that the farmers’ share of the average U.S. food dollar has increased slightly. The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) tracks yearly spending by American consumers on food, as well as how much of that dollar is captured by each part of the food supply chain. The age ...

According to a new study published by the National Farmers Union, the average American farmer and rancher takes home 12.1 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals.  According to the NFU’s Farmer’s Share publication, farmers receive 14.6 cents of every...