Recent news stories use ERS data and analysis
It’s growing
on us [spinach]
Washington Post—March
30, 2005
... According to figures from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, annual
consumption of all kinds of spinach—fresh,
frozen and canned—jumped 66 percent in the
decade between 1992 and 2002 ….
Local farmers in hog heaven
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette—March 23, 2005
… Boosted by this demand, wholesale hog prices
rose 16 percent above the average for the past three
years during the week of March 11, according to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic
Research Service ….
Egg safety centre aims to boost industry profile Food Production, Europe—March 23,
2005
… In 2003,
an estimated 87.2 billion
eggs were produced
in the United States
alone, with about 85
per cent of them destined
for human consumption,
according to figures
from USDA's Economic
Research Service….
Perspective: Manure science's coming of age
offers hope
FarmWeek, IL—March 17, 2005
... In 2003, the USDA Economic Research Service
reported 20 percent less feed was required to
produce 100 pounds of pork between 1992 and 1998.
...
Growers question
rice pool’s effect
on prices
Capital Press, Oregon—March 16,
2005
... “It’s
almost all driven
by that huge 2004
crop,” said
Nathan Childs, an
economist for the
US Department of
Agriculture’s
Economic Research
Service…
Cotton farmers
hit by one-two
punch
Arkansas Democrat Gazette—March
13, 2005
...The
United States…is the leading
exporter, accounting for more than one-third
of global trade in raw cotton, according to
the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic
Research Service...
Growers nationwide dig in heels against
proposed cuts in farm aid
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette—March
13, 2005
"... summaries are accurate," said
Ed Young, a senior policy analyst with the
department’s
Economic Research Service...
Florida orange production remains depressed
Food
Navigator -USA, France—Mar 11, 2005
... Susan Pollack, the agricultural economist
specializing in citrus fruits at the Economic
Research Service told FoodNavigatorUSA.com,
that about 95 percent of the oranges in Florida
go to make orange juice….
Auto insurance shouldn’t take advantage
of its clients
Northern Star Online—March 8, 2005
... According to a report by the Economic Research
Service for the US Department of Agriculture,
close to 40 percent of all rural counties are
not served by public transit systems and 28
percent of rural counties have just minimal
transit service…
Milk prices to ease a bit as production
increases
Western
Farm Press—March 7, 2005
... This year likely won’t need as
many superlatives, but it is nonetheless "shaping
up as a memorable year," says James
J. Miller, agricultural economist for the
USDA’s Economic Research Service…
Farmers repay agricultural loans in record numbers
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN—March 6,
2005
... Farmers earned an estimated $73.6 billion in
income last year, according to the Farmers earned
an estimated $73.6 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Economic Research Service….
Buyouts could entice farmers
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA—March 6, 2005
... Orden, who is working with the U.S. Agriculture
Department's economic research service on ideas
for future farm policies, has calculated how much
a buyout of two major farm programs would cost if
the payments were similar in scope to the deal for
tobacco growers…
Crop insurance up due to ‘rust’
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - March 4, 2005
... If there is a soybean rust outbreak, it could
cost the nation’s economy between $240 million
and $2 billion a year, depending on the severity,
according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Economic Research Service...
The pork industry's 'other white meat' campaign
is taken in a new direction
New York Times - March 3, 2005
... According to the Economic Research Service of
the Agriculture Department, per capita consumption
of beef, a major pork competitor, has declined steadily…
USDA works to stabilize new plant disease
Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA - March 1, 2005
... An effective pesticide does exist, said Paul
Westcott, an agricultural economist with the USDA
Economic Research Service, and the Environmental
Protection Agency has granted "emergency exemptions"
for fungicides that have proven effective at killing
the disease… |
