Previous Newsroom Items: September 2007

Food Stamps and Food Choices
(Sept. 27, 2007)
Eight economic information bulletins compile evidence to address the question of whether the Food Stamp Program could do more to encourage healthful food choices.
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Beef Sector in Argentina and Uruguay (Sept. 24, 2007)
Argentina and Uruguay are significant beef exporters and among the world’s highest per capita beef consumers. ERS summarizes information gleaned during a trip to these countries in March 2007.

Obesity Related to Food Assistance?
(Sept. 21, 2007)
ERS investigated the extent to which overweight and obesity have increased over time among food food and nutrition assistance recipients compared with nonrecipient groups.
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Rising Imports of Fruits and Vegetables
(Sept. 10, 2007)
The rise in U.S. fruit and vegetable imports is the result of changing consumer preferences, trade agreements, and advanced technology for preserving perishable products.

Amber Waves, September
(Sept. 4, 2007)
Featuring: export growth renewal, ag impacts of ethanol expansion, dairy industry concentration, consumer reaction to BSE reports, and reducing the income cap for farm payments (with podcast interview).

Capping Income for Receiving Farm Payments (Sept. 4, 2007)
ERS estimates the number of farm operators likely to be affected by reducing the income eligibility cap for receiving commodity payments, from $2.5 million to $200,000.
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Global Growth and U.S. Trade
(Sept. 4, 2007)
Rising incomes in emerging markets are propelling U.S. export growth, while consumer demand for diversified products is a primary driver of import growth.
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Changing Structure of Dairy Farming
(Sept. 4, 2007)
ERS examines economic factors in the dramatic decline in the number of dairy farms over the past 15 years and the increasing concentration in the industry.
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Productivity Growth in U.S. Farming (Sept. 4, 2007)
Seven-page brief highlights long-term growth in agricultural productivity that has allowed the sector to produce more food and fiber with fewer resources and at lower cost to the consumer.

Economic Returns to Public Research
(Sept. 4, 2007)
Nine-page brief highlights the economic benefits of publicly funded agricultural research to farmers, the food industry, and consumers, through its long-term impact on agricultural productivity.