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According to data released by ERS earlier this week, food insecurity varies greatly across the nation.  ERS said there are a list of reasons for the difference, including household-level characteristics, State-level characteristics, and State-level policies.  The est...

Earlier this week, USDA Economic Research Service released data showing food insecurity rates across the U.S. The estimated prevalence of food insecurity between 2018–2020 nationwide was 10.7%. Food-insecure households are defined as those that had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. The ...

Household food insecurity, or the number of American households that do not have enough food, improved last year. According to the USDA, 2019 numbers have returned to pre-2007 recession numbers. "The 2019 food insecurity rate was 10.5% of all US households and that's down from 2018 when 11 ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is looking at what can be done to reduce food waste in the United States.  According to the WSDA 30% of all food produced goes to the landfill, and the average American household wastes 20% of all food purchased, accounting for roughly $200 per month.  Ka...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is looking at what can be done to reduce food waste in the United States.  According to the WSDA 30% of all food produced goes to the landfill, and the average American household wastes 20% of all food purchased, accounting for roughly $200 per month.  Ka...