The percentage of U.S. farms with contracts has declined in 2020 compared with 1996
- by Christine Whitt
- 6/23/2022
![Line chart showing the percent of farms with any type of contract, farms with marketing contracts, and farms with production contracts from 1996 to 2020.](https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/Charts/104118/ContractingInAG_Fig1.png)
Line chart showing the percent of farms with any type of contract, farms with marketing contracts, and farms with production contracts from 1996 to 2020.