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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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Ag By The Numbers

Breaking down spending of the 2023 food dollar

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New data from USDA shows how much of the 2023 food dollar goes towards farm production.

This chart breaks down the spending of the 2023 food dollar. According to USDA, about 9 cents goes towards farm production. But the farmers’ share varies depending on what they produce. Farmers get a bigger share of what shoppers pay for meat, for example.

The largest share of the overall food dollar, about 26 cents, go to food services, retail trade like grocery stores and restaurant supply stores and wholesale trade.

Both wholesale and retail trade shares went down on a yearly basis but they are both above average going back to the mid 90’s.

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