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Cheese Costs Slice Profits for Pizzerias
Boston Herald – July 28, 2007
… The higher cheese prices stem from tighter milk
production, according to Roger Hoskin, economist for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research
Service. “We’ve got a lot of strong demand
out there for cheese,” he said. “It grows
every year at a steady pace, and we’re a little
short of milk this year.”
Agriculture Dependent on Migrant Workers
Reuters, Washington Post - July 22, 2007
... William Kandel, a sociologist with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, said it was
difficult to estimate the numbers of farm workers. "Government
surveys suggest that there are roughly 700,000 to 850,000
hired farm workers, on average, at any given point during
the year in the United States. There are academic estimates
that put the figures substantially higher at between 1
and 1.4 million".
Make Farm Bill About Providing Healthful Food
Des Moines Register – July 18, 2007
… Obesity already costs the United States more
than $117 billion annually, according to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service….
Support New Generation of Farmers
Canon Daily Record, CO - July 16, 2007
… Family farms produce 85 percent of the nation’s
agricultural output, according to the Economic Research
Service….
Food Prices Shoot Up in First 5 Months of ‘07
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – July 13, 2007
… Ephraim Leibtag, an economist with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service,
said shoppers are seeing grocery prices rise faster than
they have since 1990….
Food Price Increases Hurt [Rio Grande] Valley Too
Monitor (TX) – July 9, 2007
… Overall food costs have gone up by almost 4 percent
since the beginning of the year, much higher than expected,
and it does not look like they are coming down soon, said
Ephraim Leibtag, an economist with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service….
Farm Bill Will Shape What We Eat
CNN – July 3, 2007
… The per capita daily supply of added fats and
oils has increased 38 percent since the 1970s, according
to the U.S. Economic Research Service….
Reaping the Fruits of the Farm Bill
Miami Herald – July 2, 2007
Palm Beach Post - June 26, 2007
... farmers who grow wheat, corn for feed and processing,
soybeans, rice and cotton - known as "program crops"
- have received the vast majority of subsidies. Last year,
that amounted to more than $16 billion in direct payments,
according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic
Research Service....
USDA Report Offers a Snapshot of American Farming
Baltimore Sun – July 1, 2007
… The [Family Farm] report, conducted periodically
by the agency's Economic Research Service, offers a snapshot
of the industry. It also provides agricultural policymakers
with information on the organization of farms in the nation….
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