USDA recently reported that 141 trillion calories are being wasted annually, which correlates to 1,249 calories per capita per day. Researchers at USDA's Economic Research Service reviewed estimates of food that was harvested but never eaten. Together 133 billion pounds of food, 31% of the total food supply, and worth about $161.6 billion, went to waste in 2010. Dairy products (25 billion pounds or 19% of all food lost), vegetables (25 billion pounds or 19%) and grain products (18.5 billion pounds or 14%) were the top three food groups lost.
Source: Council of State Governments, 3/13/14, Food Waste
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