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GRAPHIC: Poultry plants were already dangerous. Then came COVID-19.
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There had been about 8 deaths a year on average across the poultry industry — until this year.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: Farm bankruptcies keep pace with last year’s jump
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Last year saw the most farm bankruptcies since the early 2010s. This year has a similar trend.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: Facing challenges, honeybees’ production has dropped in the U.S.
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Honeybee colonies' average yearly production has dropped 30 percent since 1995.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: The U.S. still uses many pesticides banned in other countries
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About 150 agricultural pesticides that the World Health Organization considers “hazardous” at some level to human health were used in the United States in 2017, according to U.S. Geological Survey data.
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GRAPHIC: What share of retail sales returns to farmers? Depends on the product.
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More money spent on processing means less money for farmers.
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GRAPHIC: Americans throw away more food today than ever before
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Between 1960 and 2017, the quantity of wasted food increased more than 230 percent, according to EPA data.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: There are now half as many dairy farms today than in 2003
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There are less than half of the licensed dairy farms in the United States than nearly two decades ago, according to an analysis of USDA data.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: Design of South Dakota meatpacking plant contributed to high number of COVID-19 cases, CDC says
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In an August report, the CDC noted a difference between salaries employees in an office setting and the hourly workers on the production line.
Agribusiness
GRAPHIC: Industrialization has pushed out more and more chicken
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The pounds of chicken available to consumers on a per capita basis has increased more than 500 percent since 1909, according to USDA data.
Graphic of the Week
Graphic: COVID-19 has plunged more people of color into food insecurity
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more Americans — and particularly Americans of color — have experienced limited or uncertain access to adequate food.