Recent News Stories Use ERS
Data and Analysis
Demand for Organic Produce Feeds Growth
Denver Post – December
27, 2006
…Colorado ranked fourth in 2005 behind California,
Washington and Texas in the number of certified organic
acres of cultivated herbs, according to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Economic Research Service….
Beyond Trans-Fats: What You
Need To Know About Restaurant Dining
Wall Street Journal – December
12, 2006
…a USDA [ERS] report, “Let’s Eat
Out,” issued in October, says American consumers
today get one-third of their daily calories from restaurant
food, up from just 18 percent in the 1970s….
Fresh from the Tree Farm
Greeley Tribune (CO) - December 10, 2006
…Christmas tree farmers earned $485 million in 2005
from tree sales. According to USDA's Economic Research
Service, Oregon was the top state in tree sales at $126
million, followed by North Carolina, Washington and Michigan….
What Makes It Difficult for You To Eat Healthy?
Reading Eagle – December 9, 2006
…according to the USDA Economic Research Service
analysis, more than half of the 69 forms of fruit and
85 forms of vegetables included in the analysis were estimated
to cost 25 cents or less per serving….
Everyone Benefits From ‘Christmas’
San Francisco Examiner - December 7, 2006
… According to the USDA Economic Research Service,
the nation’s Christmas tree farmers received $485
million from tree sales in 2005….
Dairy Prices Fall on Oversupply
Columbus Dispatch - December 6, 2006
... While retail food prices increased 2.6 percent
from October 2005 to the same month this year, dairy prices
decreased 0.3 percent during the same period, according
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic
Research Service....
Produce: Oranges Get Squeezed
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - December 1, 2006
...Juice supplies at the end of the season that started
in early October will be 1.69 billion gallons, 11 percent
smaller than a year earlier and the lowest since the 1992-1993
season, the USDA's Economic Research Service said Thursday...
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