In the United States, and elsewhere, food costs attributed to food processing, distribution, and agricultural marketing, sometimes referred to as the value chain, have risen while the costs attributed to farming have declined.
ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ, fˈuːd kˈɔsts ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə fˈuːd pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ, dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən, ænd ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl mˈɑːɹkɪɾɪŋ, sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ðə vˈæljuː tʃˈeɪn, hæv ɹˈɪzən wˌaɪl ðə kˈɔsts ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə fˈɑːɹmɪŋ hæv dᵻklˈaɪnd.