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 In Brief

Concise overviews:
Food assistance landscape
Rural broadband at a glance
Alternative definitions of farm
WIC trends and issues
• China’s ongoing agricultural modernization

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 Data You Can Use

Frequently requested data:
Commodities in the news
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Food consumption
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Spotlight
   
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Amber Waves, June (May 15, 2009)
Featuring:
• Estate taxes and farmers
• Food policy: targeting the ingredients
• Global economy and agricultural trade
• China’s agricultural reforms
• Former SNAP recipients: food-secure?
Get Podcast interview

 
 New From ERS
   
Young boy and girl in state of Rajasthan, India.

Food Security Assessment, 2008-09
(June 30, 2009)
In 70 developing countries, the number of food-insecure people (those consuming under 2,100 calories per day), up 11 percent in 2008, is estimated to rise nearly 2 percent in 2009 according to ERS’s food security baseline. Get Report Summary

   
Strips of planted crops in field

U.S. Organic Industry: Emerging Issues
(June 3, 2009)

ERS reviews recent research on the adoption of organic farming systems, production costs and returns, and market conditions. Among emerging issues is competition from “locally grown” labels. Get Report Summary

   
Various fruits in market

Fruit and Tree Nuts: Production Expenses (June 3, 2009)
ERS examines the major expense components of specialized fruit and tree nut farms, comparing by farm size and across regions. Total cash expenses were highest in the West, where most of the largest operations are located.

 

 

Woman farmer trimming plants

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
(May 15, 2009)
Beginning farmers and ranchers accounted for 10 percent of the sector’s total value of production in 2007. ERS provides an overview of their characteristics and the farm businesses they operate. Get Report Summary

   
Ships in Russian seaport

Russia's Ag Imports (May 15, 2009)
Russia is the second-largest agricultural importer among emerging markets, with imports rising from $7 billion in 2000 to $33 billion in 2008. ERS reviews the causes and outlook.

   

Also New

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (data)
July 1, 2009

State Export Data
June 30, 2009

Vegetables and Melons Outlook
June 25, 2009

Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences
June 25, 2009

Manure Use for Fertilizer and for Energy
June 25, 2009

Trends in U.S. Cotton Basis Since 2001
June 25, 2009

Monthly Milk Cost of Production
June 25, 2009

Analysis and Forecasts of the CPI for Food
June 23, 2009

Feed Grains Database
June 19, 2009

Wheat Data
June 19, 2009

Meat Price Spreads
June 17, 2009

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
June 17, 2009

Feed Outlook
June 12, 2009

Wheat Outlook
June 12, 2009

 

U.S. Broccoli Statistics
June 12, 2009

Cotton and Wool Outlook
June 11, 2009

Oil Crops Outlook
June 11, 2009

Rice Outlook
June 11, 2009

U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update
June 11, 2009

Aquaculture Data
June 11, 2009

Livestock and Meat Trade Data
June 11, 2009

Season-Average Price Forecasts
June 10, 2009

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (summary)
June 10, 2009

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
June 10, 2009

Agricultural Outlook Statistical Indicators
June 9, 2009

Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
June 2, 2009

Agricultural Exchange Rate Data Set
June 2, 2009

 


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Updated date: July 1, 2009