ERS data and analysis can shed more light on current events.
In the News
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Some farmers reluctant
to retire (Associated Press, May 26, 2005) |
| From ERS |
How
Do U.S. Farmers Plan for Retirement? While
fewer farm operators are covered by employer-sponsored
pensions than are nonfarmers, a majority of
farm operators have accumulated diversified
financial portfolios, including individual retirement
savings. Tax laws may encourage older farmers
to hold onto their land and rent it out. |
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In the News |
Anti-hunger advocates
urge gleaning of surplus food (Washington
Times, May 24, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Estimating
and Addressing America’s Food Losses
(pdf). Quantities of wholesome, edible food
are lost at every stage of the marketing system.
ERS examined data on food waste and built on
it to generate estimates of food loss by retailers,
consumers, and foodservice establishments. |
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In the News |
Food and its political
implications (Kansas City Star, May 22, 2005)
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| From ERS |
From
Supply Push to Demand Pull: Agribusiness Strategies
for Today's Consumers. Changing consumer
preferences, along with technological advances
and other changes, offer agribusiness companies
new opportunities. A growing consumer segment
cares not only about what’s produced,
but how it’s produced. Examples are dolphin-safe
tuna, environmentally friendly pork, and Fair
Trade Certified coffee. |
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In the News |
Breakfast: the most
important meal (New York Times, May 17, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Americans'
Whole-Grain Consumption Below Guidelines.
The newly revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
released in January 2005, recommend that half
of all daily grain servings be whole grains.
ERS research indicates that if Americans consume
whole grains at a meal, it is likely to be at
breakfast. |
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In the News |
Commerce Secretary
cites need for NAFTA update (Dow Jones, May
13, 2005) |
| From ERS |
The
Growing Integration of North American Agriculture.
In the 11 years since implementation of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
the agricultural sectors of Canada, Mexico,
and the United States have become much more
integrated. |
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In the News |
Textile trade groups
differ on CAFTA (Washington Times, May 10,
2005; Wires, May 9, 2005) |
| From ERS |
The
Forces Shaping World Cotton Consumption After
the Multifiber Arrangement. Elimination
of the Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) with its
per-country export quotas is reshaping world
textile and cotton markets. But in the long
run, income growth and technical change have
more impact on world cotton consumption than
does elimination of the MFA. |
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In the News |
Smaller Farms in
D.C. area find ways to profit (Washington
Times, May 8, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Small
farms Can Grow Into Large Enterprises. Some
smaller farms are managing to grow despite global
competition and lack of capital. Operators of
these “emergent adaptive farms”
tend to be younger producers of high-value commodities
who are located near metropolitan areas and
earn a significant portion of their income from
off-farm sources. |
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In the News |
Agriculture Secretary
announces $91 million for children’s food
aid (Wires, May 3, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Food
Security Assessment. Just over 1 billion
people in the 70 low-income countries studied
in this annual report are estimated to have
consumed less than the recommended nutritional
requirements in 2004. |
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