Recent News Stories Use ERS
Data and Analysis
Your grocery bill is getting higher, and higher
MSNBC – November 11, 2011
Ricky Volpe, a research economist with the USDA’s Economic Service, said there are many reasons food prices are rising. Some crops have been hurt by bad weather, and a surge in fuel prices has made it more expensive to produce and transport food. In addition, he said, the weak dollar and growing overseas demand for meat are pushing up the prices of beef, pork and dairy products.
Produce Dominates Local Sales to Restaurants, Supermarkets
The Packer – November 10, 2011
Local food sales to supermarkets and restaurants are four times as big as direct sales to consumers, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture study. The USDA’s Economic Research Service study, also found that while fruit, vegetable and nut farms account for just 6% of the 2.1 million U.S. farms, fruit and vegetable producers accounted for 65% of total sales of local food….
A Pumpkin Shortage? Here’s the Scoop
Experience Clovis – November 7, 2011
After Hurricane Irene pummeled and soaked the Northeast, the media began reporting that damage to the pumpkin crop portended a general shortage of pumpkins for the Halloween season and beyond. [Reprints blog post from USDA site by ERS economists]
Nutrition Assistance Programs Receive Government Boost
Food Safety News – November 3, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $2.2 million in grants that will help it evaluate and enhance its food assistance programs. … The research projects were awarded money competitively through USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) through a peer-reviewed process.
Nourishing Cape Ann’s Food Deserts
Gloucester Times – November 1, 2011
In 2009 the U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated a [ERS] study of how far away from healthy food people in this country live. Based on census tracks that identified the number of people with limited income, the number of children and seniors, the number of people without a vehicle, and then the number of grocery stores in that region, the USDA mapped the country's Food Deserts.
Previous
ERS in the news items
|
