| Food Industry Overview |
| Quantity | Unit | Date | Source |
Total Food Sales, U.S. | 1,573 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Supermarket and Store Food Sales1 | 527 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | Census |
Restaurant Food Sales | 566 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NRA |
Non-traditional Food Store Sales2 | 330 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Convenience Stores (not including gas) | 150 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Farm Sector Cash Receipts from Agricultural Sales* | 303.0 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Crops* | 163.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Livestock* | 139.9 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Farm Sector Production Expenses* | 281.0 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Total Direct U.S. Government Payments to Farms*3 | 11.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Net Farm Income | 75.8 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | USDA |
Net Cash Business Income of Farm, Average Farm Household | 18,616 | US$ | 2007 | USDA |
Total U.S. Agricultural Exports | 115.4 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Total U.S. Agricultural Imports | 80.5 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | USDA |
Fruit Production, Citrus & Non-Citrus | 30,277 | Thous. Tons | 2008 | PRE |
Vegetable Production | 815,318 | Thous. cwt | 2008 | PRE |
Horticultural Crops Production, Farm Weight* | 200,412 | Mil. Lbs. | 2008 | USDA |
Total Field Crop Acreage, Planted* | 249.2 | Mil. Acres | 2009 | USDA |
Total Field Crop Acreage, Harvested* | 227.6 | Mil. Acres | 2009 | USDA |
Total Red Meat Production, U.S. | 50,567 | Mil. Lbs. | 2008 | USDA |
Total Poultry Production, U.S. | 43,114 | Mil. Lbs. | 2008 | USDA |
Number of Grocery Stores | 40,313 | | 2007 | WB |
Number of Non-Traditional Grocery Stores2 | 49,613 | | 2007 | WB |
Number of Convenience Stores, U.S. | 146,000 | | 2008 | NACS |
Number of Restaurant Food Service Locations | 945,000 | | 2009 | NRA |
People Employed in the Restaurant Industry* | 13.0 | Mil. | 2009 | NRA |
Consumer Price Index, All Food* | 220.9 | 1982-84 = 100 | 2009 | USDA |
Red Meat Consumption Per Person* | 112.9 | Lbs./Person | 2009 | USDA |
Poultry Consumption Per Person* | 103.2 | Lbs./Person | 2009 | USDA |
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Census = U.S. Department of the Census | NACS = National Association of Convenience Stores |
PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate. | NRA = National Restaurant Association |
WB = Willard Bishop Inc. | USDA = United States Department of Agriculture |
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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