New from ERS—January 2004
Beef and
cattle industry facts
New resource provides market context for BSE
coverage, including ERS background data and analysis
and other USDA information.
Full
service or fast food?
Consumer demand for food away from home is changing.
ERS report examines how population trends and rising
incomes will affect spending on food away from home.
It also estimates the expected growth rates in spending
for food at full-service and fast food restaurants.
Traceability
in the U.S. food supply briefing room
New web briefing room presents an overview of
private traceability systems and their purposes. Included
are features and articles on food safety, food labeling,
and food marketing, and links to related material and
information such as organic farming.
Population
change and rural society
Leading social scientists analyzed critical demographic
trends and their implications for economic and social
life in rural America. Topics included changes in population
composition, impacts of globalization and urbanization,
and rural development. Conference papers will be posted
on our website.
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