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ERS Report Details Structural Changes in the U.S. Rice Industry
Western Farm Press – April 22, 2011
The U.S. rice farming industry experienced significant structural changes from 1992-2007, with the average farm size more than doubling, while the number of rice farms decreased by almost half, according to the latest Rice Outlook report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS)….
Restaurants Re-Think Tactics as Costs of Ingredients Rice
Nevada Appeal – April 17, 2011
Ricky Volpe, research economist for the USDA Economic Research Service, says the brutal winter experienced in many parts of the nation has a more short-term effect on the price of commodities such as corn, soybeans, rice and wheat.
Cities, Soda Taxes, Obesity and More
New York Times blog – April 7, 2011
And the USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates that a hypothetical 20 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in grocery stores and restaurants could result in an average yearly weight loss of 3.8 pounds for adults and 4.5 pounds for kids. [Food columnist Mark Bittman]
Food Prices Going Up, Up, Up
Chicago Sun-Times – April 3, 2011
Corn prices are up 59.4 percent from last year. Wheat is up 81 percent, and soybeans are up 29 percent, said Ephraim Leibtag, deputy director for research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The USDA forecast says consumer food prices will rise 3 to 4 percent this year.
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