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DDD
Critical Infrastructure

Food and Agriculture

Food supplies are ample; grocery price growth is moderate.
Stable
Updated

Why this is rated stable

Grocery inflation is below overall inflation and major crop forecasts are near average.

Stable: Operating within normal ranges. No significant disruptions or unusual risks. Methodology

About this area

Tracks food prices, crop outlooks, and agricultural disruptions such as animal disease outbreaks.

Indicators

Latest readings. Changes are shown without judgment of whether up or down is better.

IndicatorLatest

Food-at-home prices (12-month)

Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics		2.3%

Projected corn yield

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture		181.2bu/acre

Charts

Food-at-home prices (12-month)2.3%
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Projected corn yield181.2bu/acre
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Timeline of developments

  1. USDA raises corn and soybean forecasts

    Favorable late-summer weather in the Corn Belt lifted yield projections.

    Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Sources and citations

  1. 1.
    Food Price Outlook

    USDA Economic Research Service. Accessed Sep 27, 2026.

  2. 2.
    World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

    U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed Sep 27, 2026.

  3. 3.
    Consumer Price Index news release

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed Sep 27, 2026.

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