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 Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America

June 2009
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Amber Waves June 2009 > Statistics > Research Areas

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Markets and Trade


Bar chart: Forty-three of all organic handlers in 2007 manufactured privately labeled products. . .

Bar chart: ...and the smallest organic handlers sell the largest share of their products under private labels

 

Diet and Health

Stacked bar chart: Single mothers and Black and Hispanic households were more likely to have difficulty putting adequate food on the the table in 2007

Farms, Firms, and Households

Stacked bar chart: Principal farm operators are an aging population, with more than half 55 years or more

Rural America


Bar chart: Housing values relative to household income are higher in counties with a mix of forest and open land

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