06/15/2026
Agriculture accounted for nearly 7% of the U.S. economy just 25 years ago but is currently only around 4.5%. While globalization of the food industry has afforded consumers access to a myriad of markets and different products often at lower prices, the shifting composition of players has left the industry increasingly vulnerable to global supply and price shocks. Today, the traditional model of locally grown produce has shifted, where family-run farms play a minority role to international suppliers and big business distributors.
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