| U.S. Food Industry Overview |
| | Quantity | Unit | Date | Source |
| Total Food Sales | 1,617 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | PRE |
| Supermarket & Traditional Food Store Sales1 | 526.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Census |
| Restaurant Food Sales | 565.9 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NRA |
| Non-traditional Food Store Sales2 | 365 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | PRE |
| Convenience Stores Sales (not including gas) | 160 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | PRE |
| Farm Sector Cash Receipts from Agricultural Sales* | 282.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Crops* | 163.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Livestock & Products* | 118.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Farm Sector Production Expenses* | 277.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Total Direct U.S. Government Payments to Farms*3 | 12.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Net Farm Income | 57.0 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Net Cash Business Income of Farm, Average Farm Household | 18,986 | US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Total U.S. Agricultural Exports | 98.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Total U.S. Agricultural Imports | 71.9 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
| Fruit Production, Citrus & Non-Citrus | 29,557 | Thous. Tons | 2009 | USDA |
| Vegetable Production | 818,153 | Thous. cwt | 2009 | PRE |
| Horticultural Crops Production, Farm Weight* | 201,090 | Mil. Lbs. | 2009 | USDA |
| Total Field Crop Acreage, Planted* | 247.1 | Mil. Acres | 2010 | USDA |
| Total Field Crop Acreage, Harvested* | 226.1 | Mil. Acres | 2010 | USDA |
| Total Red Meat Production, U.S. | 49,126 | Mil. Lbs. | 2009 | USDA |
| Total Poultry Production, U.S. | 41,180 | Mil. Lbs. | 2009 | USDA |
| Number of Grocery Stores | 40,275 | | 2008 | WB |
| Number of Non-Traditional Grocery Stores2 | 51,039 | | 2008 | WB |
| Number of Convenience Stores, U.S. | 144,451 | | 2009 | NACS |
| Number of Restaurant Food Service Locations | 945,000 | | 2010 | NRA |
| People Employed in the Restaurant Industry* | 12.7 | Mil. | 2010 | NRA |
| Consumer Price Index, All Food * | 224.5 | 1982-84 = 100 | 2010 | USDA |
| Red Meat Consumption Per Person* | 108.8 | Lbs./Person | 2010 | USDA |
| Poultry Consumption Per Person* | 99.5 | Lbs./Person | 2010 | USDA |
| * Projection. | | | | |
| NACS = The Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing | PRE = Plunkett Research estimate. |
| NRA = National Restaurant Association | WB = Willard Bishop Inc. |
| USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture | Census = U.S. Department of the Census |
| 1 Excludes alcoholic beverages. Does not include convenience stores or non-traditional food stores. |
| 2 Non-traditional grocery stores include wholesale club, supercenter, dollar store, drug and military stores. |
| 3 Includes only those funds paid directly to farmers within the calendar year. |
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