Food Marketing System in the U.S.

Overview Food and Beverage Manufacturing Food Wholesaling Food Retailing Food Service Price Spreads New Product Introductions Recommended Readings Recommended Data Related Links Glossary

The U.S. Food Marketing System: Recent Developments, 1997-2006

Overview

• The U.S. food marketing system links farms to consumers via food manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing (food stores and foodservice facilities).
• The cost of marketing services, including transportation, processing, and distribution of farm products, account for a substantial portion of food prices, with the farm value component accounting for the remainder.
• ERS conducts analyses to inform policymakers about economic issues affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. food sector, including factors related to performance, structure, and marketing.
• Economic analyses of the changing structure and performance of food markets include those related to consolidation, contracting, and vertical coordination.
• ERS also analyzes the nutrition and health of the U.S. population, including food choices, consumption patterns at and away from home, and food prices.

Highlights

Fruit and Vegetable Prices

Food Dollar Series

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