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FOOD & BEVERAGES INDUSTRY STATISTICS


Food Industry Overview











Total Food Sales, U.S.

995.6

billion US$

2005

PRE

    Supermarket and Store Food Sales 1

519.8

billion US$

2005

PRE

    U.S. Restaurant Food Sales 2

475.8

billion US$

2005

NRA

U.S. Fresh-Cut Produce Sales

13.0

billion US$

2004

PRE

Processed Food Sales, Worldwide

3,200.0

billion US$

2004

USDA

Dairy Food Industry Revenues, Worldwide

70.0

billion US$

2004

IDFA

U.S. Farm Sector Cash Receipts 1 (Projection)

235.4

billion US$

2004

USDA

    Crops

113.2

billion US$

2004

USDA

    Livestock

122.2

billion US$

2004

USDA

Total Direct U.S. Government Payments to Farms3

14.5

billion US$

2004

USDA

Net U.S. Farm Income

73.7

billion US$

2004

USDA

Total U.S. Agricultural Exports

57.1

billion US$

2004

Various

Total U.S. Agricultural Imports

54.0

billion US$

2004

Various

Number of Grocery Stores, U.S.

42,127

2004

PRE

Number of Non-Traditional Grocery Stores*, U.S

42,757

2004

PRE

Number of Convenience Stores, U.S.

138,205

2004

NACS

Sales of Food Packaging Machinery, U.S.

6.8

billion US$

2003

FPMA

    China

4.0

billion US$

2003

FPMA

    Japan

3.2

billion US$

2003

FPMA

    Germany

1.6

billion US$

2003

FPMA

Number of Restaurant Food Service Locations, U.S.

878,000

2004

NRA

People Employed in the Restaurant Industry, U.S.

12

million

2004

NRA

Meat Consumption Per Person, U.S. (Projections):

    Total Beef

65.7

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Total Veal

0.6

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Total Pork

51.9

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Lamb and Mutton

1.2

lbs/person

2004

USDA

        Total Red Meat

119.4

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Broilers (Chickens)

85.3

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Other chicken

0.9

lbs/person

2004

USDA

    Turkeys

17.1

lbs/person

2004

USDA

        Total Poultry

103.3

lbs/person

2004

USDA

Dollars Spent Per Person on Meat, U.S.:

    Beef

268.21

US$/person

2004

USDA

    Pork

145.91

US$/person

2004

USDA

    Broilers (Chickens)

148.75

US$/person

2004

USDA

    Turkeys

18.74

US$/person

2004

USDA

        Total meat

581.61

US$/person

2004

USDA











PRE = Plunkett Research estimate.

NACS = National Association of Convenience Stores

NRA = National Restaurant Association

FPMA = Food Processing Machinery Association

IDFA = International Dairy Food Association

Various = Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

1 Excludes alcoholic beverages. 2 Projection.  3 Includes only those funds paid directly to
farmers within the calendar year.     

* Non-traditional grocery stores include wholesale club, supercenter, dollar store, drug
and military stores.Figure does not include gasoline sales.


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