Recent News Stories Use ERS
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A Look at How Milk Pricing Works
Sacramento Bee – June 27, 2007
… The Bee spoke to four dairy experts…Roger
Hoskin, a dairy economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Economic Research Service….
Livestock That Swim Gaining Popularity as Business
in Area
Toledo Blade – June 24, 2007
... Nationally, the [fish farming] industry is growing
but increasingly is facing the same problems hampering
other industries, such as global competition and high
energy prices, according to researchers at USDA's Economic
Research Service....
Breakfast Costs More These Days
Seattle Times– June 14, 2007; Houston Chronicle,
Providence Journal– June 13, 2007
… Commodity inflation "is starting to work
its way through the system," said Ephraim Leibtag
of the USDA's Economic Research Service. "The last
few months we've seen it rise"….
Grocery Prices Soar
Chicago Sun Times– June 6, 2007
….As long as gas and corn prices stay high, shoppers
should be prepared to keep paying high prices, said Annette
Clauson, an agricultural economist with the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service….
High-Calorie, Low-Benefit
Hagerstown Herald Mail – June 4, 2007
… On average, the U.S. consumer who drank regular
soda in 2005 consumed 35.5 gallons that year, whereas
the consumer who drank diet soda consumed 16 gallons,
according to data at the Web site for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.…
Corn To Fuel Cost for Food
York Daily Record (PA) – June 2, 2007
… Experts have projected that 20 percent of
all feed corn produced nationwide will be used for ethanol
production this year, said Ephraim Leibtag, an economist
with U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research
Service….
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