In the News
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Refinery damage
prompts U.S. to seek sugar from Mexico (Wires,
September 30, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Sugar
and Sweeteners Outlook. In August and September
2005, USDA announced a number of actions concerning
the sugar marketing allotment program and the
sugar tariff-rate quota, in part a response
to hurricanes and weather-related events. |
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in the news
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The poor face obstacles
to healthy eating (Associated Press, September
27, 2005) |
| from ERS |
Low-Income
Households’ Expenditures on Fruits and
Vegetables. It may be difficult to induce
low-income households to increase expenditures
on fruits and vegetables. Research indicates
that if low-income households receive an extra
dollar of income or food stamps they do not
allocate any portion of the increase to fruits
and vegetables. |
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In the News |
Expanding milk output
means lower prices for consumers in 2006 (Reuters,
September 27, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Livestock,
Dairy, and Poultry Outlook. Expansion in
milk output is now well-established and only
moderate deceleration is expected in 2006. The
September outlook report projects prices declining
more in 2006 than this year, as demand growth
may not be able to handle the second straight
large increase in milk output. |
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In the News |
California regulators
focusing on pollution from farms (Washington
Post, September 26, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Managing
Manure to Improve Air and Water Quality.
Air and water pollution from animal waste can
affect multiple natural resources, though environmental
laws typically focus only on a single resource.
ERS assessed the economic and environmental
tradeoffs between water quality policies and
air quality policies. |
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In the News |
New crops could
help prevent food shortages (Reuters, September
21, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Science
and Technology Hold Promise for Developing Countries
in the 21st Century. Development and spread
of high-yielding varieties of rice, wheat, and
maize contributed to the increases in crop yields
that characterized the Green Revolution. New
developments in science and technology hold
promise for increasing agricultural productivity
in developing countries in the 21st century. |
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In the News |
Katrina farm production
impact is less than expected (Reuters, September
16, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Livestock,
Dairy and Poultry. Hurricane Katrina’s
overall impact on U.S. broiler production is
expected to be relatively small although damage
in specific areas has been heavy. The impact
on contract growers has been through loss or
damage to growout houses and the extended loss
of electrical power and initial scarcity of
fuels. Processors have also been hit with power
outages and transportation problems. |
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In the News |
EU’s proposed
banana tariff lowered (Reuters, September
12, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Agricultural
Trade Preferences and the Developing Countries.
Nonreciprocal trade preference programs originated
in the 1970s, with high-income developed countries
providing tariff concessions to low-income countries.
ERS analyzed trade and tariff data for the United
States and the European Union to determine the
extent of the programs’ benefits. |
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In the News |
Study shows junk
food in most schools competes with healthful
meals (Associated Press, September 7, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Food
Assistance Research Brief—Competitive
Foods: Soft Drinks vs. Milk. “Competitive
foods”—those available in schools
in addition to USDA-provided school meals—have
lower nutritional quality than school meals.
A case study focuses on competition between
milk and soft drinks. |
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In the News |
Fuel prices could
pressure food prices (September 4, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Food
CPI, Prices, and Expenditures. In 2005,
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food
is forecast to increase 2.5 to 3.5 percent,
as retailers pass on energy and transportation
costs to consumers. ERS online briefing room
provides more information on retail food prices. |
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In the News |
Farmland values
rising in Illinois (Associated Press, September
1, 2005) |
| From ERS |
Land
Use, Value, and Management. Farm real estate
is the major asset on the farm sector balance
sheet, accounting for nearly 79 percent of total
U.S. farm assets in 2000. Agricultural land
values vary across States and regions depending
on quality of the land for production, and on
competing demands for other uses, such as development. |
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