The U.S. agriculture is only 1.4% or the Growth Domestic Product (whereas it is 3.1% for the E.U.) and the active farming population rate is only 2.3% of the total active population rate (whereas it is 6.6%for E.U. and 6.1% for France).

The active farming population rate kept decreasing these last years but much less than in Europe or Japan. Moreover, this low farming population rate has a diversified activity. The farming income can reach a higher level than the external growth product only for big farms of more than 250 hectares.

On the contrary, the agro-industrial complex ( agro-industries, food-process and distribution) represent 16% of the Growth Domestic product and 17% of the total employment rate.