Recent News Stories Use ERS
Data and Analysis
Farm Suppliers' Profits Bloom as Commodity Prices Jump
USA Today – February 28, 2008
… The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that net cash farm income nationwide will hit a record $96.6 billion this year up 10% from last year [ERS data]….
Taste Good for You … and Your Budget
Associated Press, Dailies – February 27, 2008
… Sharp increases in fuel and commodity prices take most of the blame, says Ephraim Leibtag, an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture [ERS]. And some products are being hit harder than others….
10 Tips for Saving Money on Groceries
Sacramento Bee – February 27, 2008
… Overall, food prices rose 2.1 percent in 2006, and the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated inflation for food products in 2007 to be as high as 3.5 percent. …
Mosaic [fertilizer] Has Perfect Formula for Growth
Star-Tribune Online (Minneapolis) – February 23, 2008
… That helps explain why fertilizer prices have risen further than crop values since 1990, according to data from the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture….
Rise in Wheat Price Hits Shoppers
WUSA-TV (Washington , DC) – February 23, 2008
… And there has been drought and supply issues in other parts of the world, especially in Australia,' said Ephraim Leibtag, an economist at the Economic Research Service, a part of the US Department of Agriculture….
Food Costs Are Rising. Here's How To Fight Back
San Jose Mercury News - February 20, 2008
… our grandparents spent about 24 percent of their disposable income on food in 1929, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service; in 2006, we spent just under 10 percent….
Soil Test Is Best, Effective Tool for Farmers
Zanesville (OH) Times Recorder - February 18, 2008
… According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service report, less than 40 percent of corn acreage in the United States was soil tested in 2000 (most recent data available) to make fertilizer management decisions….
Area Corn Producers Get Firsthand Look at Agriculture in Brazil
Grand Island Independent – February 11, 2008
… Brazil is also the world's largest poultry exporter and fourth-largest pork exporter since 2004, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service….
Go to the Grocery Store With a Plan and Lots of Coupons
The State, SC – February 10, 2008
… Overall, Americans paid 4 percent more for groceries in 2007 than they did in 2006 — mostly because of rising energy prices. “That’s the highest one-year increase since 1990,” said Ephraim Leibtag, an economist with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture….
We Can’t Eat Complacency (editorial)
Federal and State Policies Must Strive To Make American Farms Viable
Daily Astorian, OR – February 7, 2008
… The Economic Research Service predicts food prices will increase 3 to 4 percent in the next year, "as retailers continue to pass on higher commodity and energy costs to consumers in the form of higher retail prices."…
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