Cover of Amber Waves, April 2007 issue
 Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America

April 2007
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AmberWaves April 2007 > Statistics > Research Areas

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Markets and Trade

Chart: Marketing loans, deficiency payments, and counter-cyclical payments

Diet and Health


Chart: Food stamps accounted for well over half of the $52.9 billion USDA spent for food and nutrition assistance in fiscal 2006…


Chart: …while the School Breakfast Program has seen the fastest growth

Farms, Firms, and Households


Chart: Residential/retirement and small commercial farms receive low government payments, on average…

Chart: …but get a larger share of their income from government payments than other farms
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