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Low-skill
employment and the rural economy (October
31, 2005)
The impact of the industrial shift from goods to services
in rural America has been the subject of some debate.
ERS examined the relationship between employment trends
and industrial and occupational shifts. Among the
findings: The share of low-skill jobs in the rural
employment mix fell by 2.2 percentage points between
1990 and 2000, to 42.2 percent, slower than the 5-percentage-point
drop in the 1980s.
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U.S.
household food security in 2004 (October
28, 2005)
Eighty-eight percent of American households were food
secure in 2004 throughout the entire year. The prevalence
of food insecurity was 11.9 percent, compared with
11.2 percent in 2003. This report contains the most
recent statistics on food security of U.S. households
as well as their food expenditures and the extent
to which food-insecure households participated in
food assistance programs.
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New
opportunities for U.S. apple exports to Japan
(October 26, 2005)
With resolution of a U.S.-Japan apple trade dispute,
U.S. producers have a new opportunity to export
to a high-quality market. ERS estimates that Japan’s
apple imports will rise by $144 million per year
on average, and demand for U.S. apples could increase
by 5 nearly percent, though market conditions may
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Backgrounder:
peanut industry and policy (October 26,
2005)
In the first of a series of background reports on
key U.S. commodities, ERS reviews the adjustments
in the peanut sector following the elimination of
the decades-old marketing quota system in 2002. Lower
prices are raising Federal expenditures on the current
peanut program, and the impact of trade agreements
is also a key issue. |
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Summary
of latest U.S. agricultural trade data (October
13, 2005)
The latest summary of U.S. agricultural trade data
is now available. Each month, it is released the day
before the full U.S. Agricultural Trade Update. See
our calendar of releases
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Factors
in U.S. beef consumption (October 7, 2005)
ERS examined the relationship of beef consumption
to income, ethnicity, race, age, gender, and region
of the country. Among the findings: per capita consumption
was highest in the Midwest, and low-income consumers
tend to eat more beef than other income groups. |
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| Also New |
Awards
for research on food assistance and nutrition
programs
October 28, 2005
Fruit
and Tree Nuts Situation and Outlook Yearbook
October 28, 2005
Food Assistance
Landscape, September 2005
October 27, 2005
Vegetables and Melons
Outlook
October 20, 2005
Livestock, Dairy,
and Poultry Outlook
October 18, 2005
U.S.
Agricultural Trade Update
October 14, 2005
Feed
Outlook
October 14, 2005
Wheat
Outlook
October 14, 2005
Oil
Crops Outlook
October 13, 2005
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Rice
Outlook
October 13, 2005
Cotton
and Wool Outlook
October 13, 2005
Awards
for research on invasive species control
October 12, 2005
Season-Average Price
Forecasts
October 12, 2005
World
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
October 12, 2005
Aquaculture
Outlook
October 6, 2005
Agricultural
Outlook Statistical Indicators
October 6, 2005
Commodity Costs
and Returns
October 3, 2005
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