# Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability

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Data Snapshot

[Food insecurity rates in the United States, Jan. 2022-Nov. 2025](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/data/food-insecurity-in-the-united-state-increased-in-2025/)

This Data Snapshot charts household food insecurity in the U.S. from January 2022 through November 2025.

Data Snapshot

[Food insecurity rates in the United States, Jan. 2022-Nov. 2025](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/data/food-insecurity-in-the-united-state-increased-in-2025/)

This Data Snapshot charts household food insecurity in the U.S. from January 2022 through November 2025.

Featured Report

[Consumers choose differently when grocery shopping online](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/03/consumers-choose-differently-when-grocery-shopping-online.html)

Only 37% of surveyed individuals selected taste preferences as the most important factor they consider when shopping for groceries online, which sharply contrasts with long-reported food purchasing values, where taste typically ranks first when shopping in person, according to the February Consumer Food Insight Report (CFI).

Chew on This! Blog

[The Expected Cost of your Thanksgiving Turkey in 2025](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/chew-on-this/the-expected-cost-of-your-thanksgiving-turkey-in-2025/)

While Thanksgiving traditions may remain constant—the perfectly roasted turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, warm dinner rolls—the price tags attached to these holiday staples tell a story of market shifts and ongoing challenges in the poultry industry.

Featured Dashboard

[U.S. Household Food Insecurity Rate – Consumer Food Insights Survey](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/data/u-s-household-food-insecurity-rate-consumer-food-insights-survey/)

This dashboard summarizes U.S. household food insecurity as estimated in the Consumer Food Insights survey, our monthly survey of 1,200 consumers from across the country.

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## [Consumer Food Insights](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/data-and-resources/consumer-food-insights/)

[Consumer Food Insights](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/consumer-food-insights/current-report/) is a monthly survey of 1,200 households from across the United States, which is produced and run by the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability at Purdue University to track trends and changes in consumer food demand and other food sustainability behaviors.

Food Insecurity

13%

of U.S. adults have trouble buying food

Food Spending

$201

per week at grocery stores and restaurants

## [News & Stories](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/news-stories/)

[#### Consumers choose differently when grocery shopping online

*March 11, 2026*](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/03/consumers-choose-differently-when-grocery-shopping-online.html)

[#### U.S. consumers report diet satisfaction patterns in latest Consumer Food Insights survey

*February 11, 2026*](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/02/us-consumers-report-diet-satisfaction-patterns-in-latest-consumer-food-insights-survey.html)

[#### Consumer Food Insights survey assesses 2025 grocery spending

*January 21, 2026*](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/01/consumer-food-insights-survey-assesses-2025-grocery-spending.html)

[#### Food survey records consumer perceptions during government shutdown

*December 10, 2025*](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2025/12/food-survey-shows-consumer-perceptions-during-government-shutdown.html)

## Recent Data & Publications

#### [Consumer Food Insights, Volume 5, Issue 2, Febuary 2026](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/publication/consumer-food-insights-volume-5-issue-2-febuary-2026/)

*Consumer Food Insights*

Only 37% of surveyed individuals selected taste preferences as the most important factor they consider when shopping for groceries online, which sharply contrasts with long-reported food purchasing values, where taste typically ranks first when shopping in person, according to the February Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI).

#### [Consumer Food Insights, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2026](https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/publication/consumer-food-insights-volume-5-issue-1-january-2026/)

*Consumer Food Insights*

The January Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI) sought to determine whether those classified as overweight are more or less satisfied with their diets than those who are not classified as overweight.

#### [Food hardship in Australia: Australian Consumer Food Insights Survey](https://fac.flinders.edu.au/items/c0c555cc-91ee-405b-bcc3-2623d68fb94e#new_tab)

*Report*

In October 2025, Purdue University and Flinders University conducted the Australian Consumer Food Insights (CFI) Survey with a nationally representative sample of 1,704 participants. This report examines two key measures of food hardship—food stress and food insecurity — in the context of Australia’s escalating cost of living pressures.