Recent News Stories Use ERS
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Eating in a Food Desert
Health News Digest – June 30, 2010
… The ERS compared the prices shoppers paid for milk, ready-to-eat cereal and bread at a convenience store or at a supermarket. For each item, the convenience store prices were higher – 5% more for milk, 25% more for cereal, and 10% more for bread – and the variety was more limited….
FBN Shopping Carat Prices Take Biggest Jump in 21 Months
Fox Business News – June 28, 2010
According to the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, “for 2010 in total, pork production is expected to be 22.1 billion pounds, or 3.8% below 2009 levels, as production in the second and third quarters will be lower than year-earlier” with the supply contraction leading to higher prices.
Corn Crop in China May Miss Output Target Because of Dry Weather
Bloomberg News, Business Week, San Francisco Chronicle – June 25, 2010
Northeastern China, including the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, accounted for almost 40 percent of the nation’s corn output, according to a study by the Economic Research Service of the USDA.
USDA Research Compares Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains
Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine – June 23, 2010
To improve understanding of how local food products are being introduced or reintroduced into the broader food system and potential barriers to expansion of markets for local foods, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) undertook a study comparing local and mainstream food supply chains.
Tomato Prices Fall as Florida Output Jump Follows Freeze Damage
Business Week, San Francisco Chronicle – June 17, 2010
Growers aren’t very profitable and some are losing money, said Gary Lucier, an agricultural economist with the USDA’s Economic Research Service in Washington. It costs $9 or $10 a box to grow tomatoes, and some are selling their produce for less, at $7 to $8 a box, he said….
VIP Farms Tilt Global Grain Markets
Progressive Farmer – June 15, 2010
In an article published in "Amber Waves," Economic Research Service economists believe such megafarms have accounted for a turnaround in the former Soviet Union's grain production in the last decade, and they could help boost exports from the three biggest FSU grain states by 50 percent in the next decade.
Carolina Strawberries a Little Short
Southeast Farm Press – June 15, 2010
Strawberries are the most popular fresh-market berry in the United States and rank fifth among fresh-market fruits, following bananas, apples, oranges, and grapes, according to a recent report from the USDA Economic Research Service….
Small Changes Steer Kids Toward Smarter School Lunch Choices
Washington Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – June 9, 13, 2010
"These ideas offer a way to be more effective with the meals we are already serving," said [ERS analyst] Joanne Guthrie. "There's a lot of talk about putting more whole grains and dark green vegetables in the lunchroom. But it may not be the best way to improve health unless we are sure the kids will eat them."
Obama Details Food Initiative
Daily Sparks Tribune (NV) – June 9, 2010
To help community leaders identify the food deserts in their area, U.S. Department of Agriculture [ERS] recently launched a Food Environment Atlas (www.ers.usda.gov/FoodAtlas/). This new online tool allows for the identification of counties in which more than 40 percent of the residents have low incomes and live more than one mile from a grocery store….
Area Diners Won’t Likely Escape Cascading Effects of Oil Spill
Detroit Free Press – June 6, 2010
In 2008, according to the USDA Economic Research Service's aquaculture data, the U.S. imported 1.25 billion pounds of shrimp; Thailand, Indonesia, Ecuador, China, Vietnam, Mexico and India, in that order, were our largest suppliers….
Tomatoes Are Back, Buyers Aren’t
Associated Press, dailies – June 5, 2010
“Mexican imports are at their peak during the winter, but they’re in the declining stage now. That’s the way it normally works,” said Gary Lucier, an agricultural economist with the USDA [ERS]. “When it gets into May and June, U.S.-grown products are the biggest part of the equation by far.”
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