Total and per capita value of food loss in the United States

Buzby, Jean C.; Hyman, Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.002

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Total and per capita value of food loss in the United States

Buzby, Jean C., Hyman, Jeffrey·2012·Food Policy

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In 2008, the United States of America produced three large waste streams consisting of grain (US$34,791 million), vegetables (US$103,417 million), and fruits (US$62,146 million) at considerable economic cost.
“For example, in 2008, the United States of America (USA) produced three large waste streams consisting of grain (US$ 34,791 million), vegetables (US$ 103,417 million), and fruits (US$ 62,146 million) at considerable economic cost [13].”
From Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy (2016) · cites this paper as [13]
Buzby and Hyman in 2012 estimated the total value of meat product waste in the United States of America at US$83,127 million.
“Buzby and Hyman in 2012 [13] estimated the total value of meat product waste in the USA at US$ 83,127 million.”
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In the United States of America, around 9% of all egg wastes are produced in the retail sector and consumers produce 14%.
“And in the USA around 9% of all egg wastes are produced in the retail sector and consumers produce 14% as seen in Table 7 [13].”
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USA retailers waste around 9% of all dairy products.
“and USA retailers were found to waste around 9% of all dairy products as seen in Table 7 [13].”
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Consumers in the USA are the major contributor to fish waste.
“Research into retail and consumer waste has shown that consumers in the USA are the major contributor to fish waste.”
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Authors: Buzby, J. C., & Hyman, J.
Affiliations: Economic Research Service (US)
Corresponding author: Buzby, Jean C.
ORCID: Buzby, Jean C.
Venue: Food Policy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-10
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 561-570
ISSN: 0306-9192 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.002
OpenAlex: W2125009364
Semantic Scholar: b3eb87d0d55e3ca1759e9741cd70632b9038eeed
Cited by: 660
References: 29
Citations by year: 2026: 23 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 78 · 2020: 72 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 61 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 42 · 2014: 34 · 2013: 8
FWCI: 41.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Food Policy (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (acceptedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
Keywords: food loss, household food expenditure, food groups, vegetables, dairy products, food waste, United States

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