In $2017,$ American consumers spent almost $$1\mathrm{.}2$ trillion on food for at$-$home and away$-$from$-$home consumption. While the marketing share percentage of the farm$-$food marketing bill has stayed relatively constant over the years, the dollar amount has increased from $$441$ billion to $$999$ billion from $1993$ to $2017,$ respectively. What is included in the marketing share of the farm$-$food marketing bill? How does the marketing bill affect consumers? How does the marketing bill affect farmers?