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 Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America

February 2008
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Amber Waves February 2008 > Statistics > Research Areas

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Markets and Trade


Chart: Canadian dollar has appreciated against the U.S. Dollar since 2002

Chart: Canada's share of U.S. agricultural trade has increased since 1978

 

Diet and Health

Chart 1: In 4 percent of U..S. households--those with very low food security--food intake was reduced and eating patterns disrupted at times during the year because there was not enough money for food; Chart 2: Children in most food-insecure households were protected from these severe manifestations of food insecurity

 

Farms, Firms, and Households


Chart: Medium-sized farms report the lowest average (median) per farm recreational income, 2004

 

Resources and Environment

Chart: In recent decades, spending on food and agricultural research has increased relative to agricultural GDP

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