Comprehensive Study Planned on Household Food Choices(Oct. 15, 2009)ERS/USDA selected a Princeton-based firm to collect a broad range of economic and demographic data on food both at home and away from home. Some catagories of data will be available for the first time, and will broaden ERS analysis of household food choices.
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Organic Dairy Sector Evolving
(Nov. 2, 2009)
ERS addresses size, regional differences, and pasture use in organic milk production. Economic forces have pressured organic dairies to operate more like their conventional counterparts and take advantage of economies of size.
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Does SNAP Decrease Food Insecurity?
(Oct. 29, 2009)
ERS used month-by-month analysis to track the prevalence of food insecurity among sample households before and after entrance into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program. Get Report Summary
Trends in Food Spending and Food Insecurity(Oct. 23, 2009)
From 2000 to 2007, food spending by middle- and low-income households grew more slowly than food prices, and national prevalence of very low food insecurity (food intakes reduced) rose from 3.1 percent in 2000 to 4.1 in 2007. Get Report Summary
Organic Foods: The Marketing Chain
(Sept. 30, 2009)
ERS examines what types of consumers buy organic food; how structural change has affected retailing, distribution, and manufacturing; and why the farm supply of organic products lags behind retail demand. Get Report Summary
Farms’ Potential in Controlling Carbon Emissions(Sept. 23, 2009)
Six-page brochure examines the potential role of farmland ownership by operators in determining farm participation in a national cap-and-trade system to control atmospheric carbon and curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Food Insecurity: Households With Children (Sept. 21, 2009)
New report describes the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in households with children as of 2007, the trends since 1999, and characteristics of households affected by food insecurity. Get Report Summary
