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

March 2009
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Amber Waves March 2009 > Statistics > Research Areas

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Markets and Trade


Chart: U.S. fruit imports gaining in share of domestic consumption

 

Diet and Health

Chart: Over 83 percent of the 11.6 million U.S. households receiving SNAP benefits in FY 2007 had at least one child, elderly person, or disabled person

 

Farms, Firms, and Households


Chart: Operating profit margins for farms increase with sales

Resources and Environment


Charts (2): U.S. nitrogen production has declined. . .while nitrogen imports have been rising

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