Completed Peer Reviews

In accordance with OMB's Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review, ERS's Peer Review Agenda for potentially influential scientific information is reported below. The agenda is updated quarterly.

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed April 2017 through June 2017)

Working Title	Description
Children’s Food Security and USDA School Meal Programs	Economic Information Bulletin
Program Design Issues in SNAP: Looking Ahead by Looking Back	Economic Research Report
The Food Spending Patterns of SNAP Households: Findings from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey Data	Economic Information Bulletin
Patronizing Direct-to-Consumer Outlets Stimulates Fruit and Vegetable Demand	Economic Research Report
Conservation Compliance: How Incentives are Changing in the Crop Insurance Era	Economic Research Report
Employment Multiplier Impacts of Rural Hospitals: An Econometric Study	Economic Research Report
Economic Effects of and Responses to Changing Honey Bee Health	Economic Information Bulletin
Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2012	Economic Information Bulletin
The Road Ahead for the U.S. Role in Global Food Security	Economic Research Report
The Global Landscape for Agricultural Trade	Economic Research Report
Do Households with an Obese Child Differ from those without? Findings from USDA's FoodAPS	Economic Information Bulletin
Food Insecurity, Chronic Disease, and Health Among Working Age Adults	Economic Research Report
Examining an “Experimental” Food Security Status Classification Method for Households with Children	Technical Bulletin
China’s Integration with Global Agricultural Markets	Economic Research Report

 

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed January 2017 through March 2017)

Working Title	Description
Beyond Nutrition and Organic Labels—Emerging Economic Issues in Food Labeling	Economic Research Report
The Effects of Energy Price Shocks on Household Food Security on Low-Income Populations	Economic Research Report
Rural Manufacturing Resilience in a Period of Decline	Economic Research Report
New Farm Entrants: Financial Performance, Growth, and Farm Succession	Economic Information Bulletin
Review of Natural Disaster Assistance Programs for Livestock Producers	Economic Information Bulletin
Did Innovation Intensive Industries and Regions Recover Faster from the Great Recession?	Economic Research Report

 

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed October 2016 through December 2016)

Working Title	Description
The Impact of Energy Prices on Crops and Biofuels	Economic Research Report
The Effects of Stimulating U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment	Economic Research Report
Overview of changes to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program under the Agricultural Act of 2014 and their potential risk reduction impacts	Economic Research Report
China’s Pork Imports Rise Along with Production Costs	Special Outlook Report
Changing Crop Area in the Region of the Former Soviet Union	Special Outlook Report
America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2016 Edition	Economic Information Bulletin
Providing Nutrition Incentives: What Can SNAP Learn from WIC?	Economic Research Report
The State of Insurance and Agricultural Risk Management in the Developing World	Economic Information Bulletin
The Use of Experiments for Policy Research and Market Design	Economic Research Report
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Which Schools Make the Grade?	Economic Information Bulletin
Food Insecurity is Associated with Health and Health Care	Economic Information Bulletin
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture	Economic Research Report
International Trade and Tropical Deforestation	Economic Research Report
An Update of Census Tract Measures of Low-Income and Low Supermarket Access	Economic Brief

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed July 2016 through September 2016)

Working Title	Description
The Use of Experiments for Policy Research and Market Design	Economic Research Report
Food Safety Practices and Costs under the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement	Economic Research Report
Interactions Between Land Use, Land Cover, and Pollinator Health: A Review	Economic Information Bulletin
Farm Household Income Volatility	Economic Research Report
USDA Microloans: The First Three Years	Economic Research Report
The Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola and Sugarbeets in the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
U.S. Food Commodity Consumption by Food Source, 1994-2008	Economic Research Report
The Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet	Economic Research Report
Rural Education At A Glance, 2016 Edition	Economic Information Bulletin
Food-Safety Test Performance and Public Disclosure: The Value of Information in Encouraging Improvements in Food Safety in the Chicken- Slaughter Industry	Economic Research Report
Rural America at a Glance, 2016 Edition	Economic Brief

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed April 2016 through June 2016)

Working Title	Description
How Do Time and Money Affect Agricultural Insurance Uptake? A New Approach to Farm Risk Management Analysis	Economic Research Report
The Revenue Effects of Income-Protection Commodity Support for Upland Cotton Farmers	Economic Research Report
How Well Do Experience-Based Food Insecurity Measures Compare to Nutrition-Based Food Insecurity Measures? Evidence from India, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia	Economic Research Report
The Rice Market in South Korea	Special Outlook Report
India’s Dairy Sector: Market or Competitor?	Special Outlook Report
Understanding the Changing Landscape for Midsized Farms	Economic Information Bulletin
Food Expenditure Changes After ARRA	Economic Research Report
Agricultural Land Tenure in the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
Global Macroeconomic Developments Drive Downturn in U.S. Agricultural Trade	Special Outlook
Americans’ Eating Patterns and Time Spent on Food: The 2014 Eating and Health Module Data	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed January 2016 through March 2016)

Working Title	Description
The Risk Reduction Potential of the New Dairy Margin Protection Program	Economic Research Report
What’s Cooking? The Demand for Convenience Foods At-Home and Away-from-Home in the United States	Economic Research Report
Store Formats and Household Grocery Purchasing Decisions	Economic Research Report
Where Do WIC Participants Redeem Their Food Benefits? An Analysis of WIC Food Dollar Redemption Patterns by Store Type	Economic Information Bulletin
Structural Changes in Mexico Beef Cattle Industry: Implications for the U.S. Beef Industry	Special Outlook Report
The Agriculture and Energy Nexus	Economic Information Bulletin
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports	Special Outlook Report
Food Security in Hispanic Households in the United States, 2010-2013	Economic Information Bulletin
Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land	Economic Research Report
Will Structural Change in Brazil’s Corn Industry Alter the Seasonal Pattern of U.S. Corn Exports?	Special Outlook Report
From Where the Buffalo Roam: India’s Beef Exports	Special Outlook Report
Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2010	Economic Information Bulletin
A New Outlook for the U.S.-Mexico Sugar and Sweetener Market	Special Outlook Report
Opportunities for Making U.S.-Mexico Agricultural Trade More Agile	Economic Information Bulletin
Poultry Production and Trade in the Republic of South Africa: a Look at Alternative Trade Policy Scenarios	Special Outlook Report
Understanding IRI Household-based and Store-based Scanner Data	Technical Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed October 2015 through December 2015)

Working Title	Description
Organic Price Premiums are not Decreasing Despite Increasing Market Share	Economic Research Report
Reducing Nutrient Loadings from Livestock Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed	Economic Research Report
The Influence of Income on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender	Economic Research Report
Corn and Soybean Production Costs and Export Competitiveness in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
Do WIC Households Choose the Same Food Items When Using WIC Benefits and When Paying Out of Pocket? A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases	Economic Research Report
Trends in FDA Refusals of Imported Food Products, 2002–2013	Economic Information Bulletin
Japanese Beef Imports by Exporting Source and the Impacts of Tariff Reforms	Special Outlook Report
Understanding the Evolution of Rural Child Poverty, 2003‐12	Economic Research Report
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports	Special Outlook Report
U.S. Rice Imports Critical to Haiti’s Food Needs	Special Outlook Report
Rural America at a Glance, 2015 Edition	Economic Brief
Will Structural Change in Brazil’s Corn Industry Alter the Seasonal Pattern of U.S. Corn Exports?	Special Outlook Report
China’s Feed Industry and Demand for Imported Commodities	Special Outlook Report
America’s Diverse Family Farms	Economic Information Bulletin
Do WIC Households Choose the Same Food Items When Using WIC Benefits and When Paying Out of Pocket? A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases	Economic Research Report
Organic Price Premiums Are Not Decreasing Despite Increasing Market Share	Economic Research Report
Economic Issues in the Coexistence of Organic, Genetically Engineered (GE) and Non-GE Crops	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed July 2015 through September 2015)

Working Title	Description
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture	Economic Research Report
Updated Supermarket Loss Estimates for Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Poultry, and Seafood in the United States and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data, 2011-12	Economic Information Bulletin
Impact of Supplemental Coverage Option and Agriculture Risk Coverage Programs on Soybean Revenue	Economic Research Report
Soil Health and Conservation Practice Adoption in Major Crops: Tillage, Nutrient Management, and Cover Crops	Economic Information Bulletin
U.S. Food Commodity Consumption by Income and Demographics: A Disaggregation of the Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data	Economic Research Report
Thin Cash Markets, Mandatory Price Reporting, and Price Discovery in Livestock Markets	Special Outlook Report
Estimating the effects of NTMs on U.S.-EU Agricultural Trade	Economic Research Report
Agriculture in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Tariffs, Tariff-rate Quotas, and Non-tariff Measures	Economic Research Report
Changing Structure, Financial Risks, and Government Policies for the U.S. Dairy Industry	Economic Research Report
China’s Feed Industry and Demand for Imported Commodities	Special Outlook Report
Thin Markets in U.S. Agriculture: Importance and Implications	Economic Information Bulletin
How Much Does it Cost to Satisfy Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines?	Economic Brief
How do Time and Money Affect Agricultural Insurance Uptake? A New Approach to Farm Risk Management Analysis	Economic Research Report
How do Data from the National Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Compare with Other National Survey Data?	Economic Information Bulletin
Food Purchase and Acquisition Patterns of U.S. Households	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed April 2015 through June 2015)

Working Title	Description
Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the U.S.: Shifting Regional Water Balances and Producer Adaptation	Economic Research Report
The Middle East and North Africa Region Is Key to Projected Growth in World Agricultural Trade	Special Outlook Report
How Well Do Household-Level Data Characterize Food Security? Evidence from the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey	Economic Research Report
Economies of Scale, Meal Balance and the Cost of USDA School Breakfasts and Lunches	Economic Research Report
Food Demand and Store Proximity	Economic Research Report
The Food Safety Performance of Raw Chicken Suppliers to the National School Lunch Program	Economic Research Report
Finding from USDA Economic Surveys of Certified Organic Field Crop Producers	Economic Research Report
Climate Impacts, Socioeconomic Assumptions, and the ERS Food Security Model	Economic Research Report
Propelling Agricultural Productivity in India	Economic Research Report
How Much Does it Matter How Sick You Get?—Comparative Estimates from Consumers’ Responses to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks	Economic Research Report
School Meals in Transition	Economic Brief
Impact of Recent Energy Price Reductions on U.S. Agriculture	Special Outlook Report
U.S.-Cuba Agricultural Trade: Past, Present, and Possible Future	Special Outlook Report

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed January 2015 through March 2015)

Working Title	Description
The Meaning and Measurement of Annual and Monthly SNAP Participation Rates	Economic Research Report
How the USDA Forecasts Retail Food Prices	Technical Bulletin
An Examination of Manufacturer’s Bids for WIC Infant Formula Contracts, 2003-2013	Economic Information Bulletin
Brazil’s Ethanol Sector Impacts on Crops, Livestock, and Agricultural Land Use	Economic Research Report
Economics of Sub-therapeutic Antibiotic Use in U.S. Livestock Production	Economic Research Report
Marketing Meat Goats: A Case Study Analysis of the Southern United States	Special Outlook Report
Consumers Benefit from Off-Season Produce Imports	Economic Research Report
Economic Burden of Major Foodborne Illnesses Acquired in the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
A Consistent Food Demand Framework for International Food Security Assessment	Technical Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed October 2014 through December 2014)

Working Title	Description
Using Genetic Resources to Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change	Economic Brief
Trends and Patterns in Foundation Grants to Rural Areas	Economic Information Bulletin
Agricultural Productivity Growth in the United States: Measurement, Drivers, and Impacts	Economic Research Report
Coming Home to Rural America: Why Some Return to Out of the Way Communities and Others Do Not, and What Difference It Makes	Economic Research Report
The Growing Use of Biofuels in International Markets	Economic Information Bulletin
Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: Family Farm Report, 2014 Edition	Economic Information Bulletin
NAFTA at 20: North America's Free-Trade Area and its Impact on Agriculture	Special Outlook Report
Improving the Assessment of SNAP Targeting using Administrative Records	Economic Research Report
Rural American at a Glance, 2014 Edition	Economic Information Bulletin
China’s Growing Demand for Agricultural Imports	Economic Information Bulletin
Cotton Policy in China	Special Outlook Report
Initial Findings from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey: Food Shopping and Spending Patterns	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed July 2014 through September 2014)

Working Title	Description
Tanzanian Food Basket Analysis	Economic Information Bulletin
Timing is Everything: The Role of Time in Fast-Food Purchasing Behavior in the United States	Economic Research Report
Improving Health through Nutrition Research: An Overview of the U.S. Nutrition Research System	Economic Information Bulletin
Vietnam’s Agri-Food Sector and the Trans-Pacific Partnership	Economic Information Bulletin
Measuring Access to Healthful, Affordable Food in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Areas	Economic Information Bulletin
Food and Non-Food Coping Strategies in Response to the World Food Price Crisis: Evidence from India	Economic Research Report
Menu Labeling Imparts New Information about the Calorie Content of Restaurant Foods	Economic Research Report
Japan's Agri-Food Sector and the Trans-Pacific Partnership	Economic Information Bulletin
Non-Tariff Barriers and U.S. Meat Exports to the European Union	Special Outlook Report
Long-Term Projections of World Raw Sugar Prices: USDA’s Sugar Baseline Model	Special Outlook Report
The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2015 Edition	Economic Research Report

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed May 2014 through June 2014)

Working Title	Description
Options for Improving Conservation Programs: Evidence from Economic Experiments on the Design of Enrollment Mechanisms	Economic Research Report
Agricultural Export Restrictions: Effects and Policy Modifications that Reduce Market Distortions	Technical Bulletin
Changing Seasonal Farm Price Patterns in Selected U.S. Fresh Fruit Markets	Special Outlook Report
Climate Change, Heat Stress, and Livestock Production	Economic Research Report
HPAI Impact on EU-27’s Import Demand for Cooked and Uncooked Poultry, and Other Meats	Economic Research Report
The Food Safety Performance of Ground Beef Suppliers to the National School Lunch Program	Economic Research Report
An Economic Valuation of Honey Bees in the United States	Administrative Publication

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed January 2014 through April 2014)

Working Title	Description
Food and Commodity Price Stabilization Policies: A Synthesis	Economic Research Report
Federal Support for Nutrition Research: Trends in the Portfolio of Research Projects	Economic Information Bulletin
The Demand for Crop Insurance: A look at the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000	Economic Research Report
Multi-cropping Practices: Recent Trends in Double Cropping	Economic Brief
Economics of the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Agriculture	Economic Research Report
Methodology for the Food-Away-From-Home and Alcohol Prices Database	Technical Bulletin
Farm Business Debt at a Glance	Economic Brief
Cost Containment in the WIC Program: Vendor Peer Groups and Reimbursement Rates	Economic Research Report
Agriculture in the Trans-Pacific Partnership	Economic Research Report
Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Corn Farms, 2010	Economic Information Bulletin
Prospects for China’s Corn Yield Growth and Imports	Special Outlook Report
Technology, Organization, and Financial Performance in U.S. Broiler Production	Economic Information Bulletin
Understanding Household Energy Insecurity and the Effects of Social Assistance Programs	Economic Research Report

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed October 2013 through December 2013)

Working Title	Description
Convergence Performance of Expiring Agricultural Futures and Cash Prices	Special Outlook Report
Working the Land with 10 Acres: Small Acreage Farming in the U.S.	Economic Information Bulletin
Wetlands: Targeting Public Investments for Cost-Effective Conservation	Economic Research Report
Comparing Tariffs and Non-Tariff Measures for U.S. Imports of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables	Economic Information Bulletin
Additionality in U.S. Agricultural Conservation and Regulatory Offset Programs	Economic Research Report
The Estimated Amount, Value, and Calories of Postharvest Food Loss at the Retail and Consumer Levels in the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
The Impacts of Reforms to the Public Distribution System in Chhattisgarh on Food Security	Economic Research Report
Consumers’ Use of Nutrition Information When Eating Out	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed July 2013 through September 2013)

Working Title	Description
The Economics of Glyphosate Resistance Management	Economic Research Report
Pesticide Use in U.S. Agriculture, 1960-2008	Economic Information Bulletin
SNAP Access at the State and County-Levels: Evidence from Texas SNAP Administrative Records and the American Community Survey	Economic Research Report
Trends in Infant Formula Rebate Contracts: Implications for the WIC Program	Economic Information Bulletin
Cross-Price Elasticities of Demand Across 144 Countries	Technical Bulletin
Food Intake and the Great Recession	Economic Research Report
Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition	Economic Brief
Production Cost and the Joint Adoption of Precision Technologies	Economic Research Report
Drivers of Global Land Use Change	Economic Research Report
Imports Bring Various Fresh Fruit to U.S. Consumers Year Round	Special Outlook Report
Rural Veterans at a Glance, 2013	Economic Brief

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed April 2013 through June 2013)

Working Title	Description
Making Sense of Recent Cost-of-Foodborne-Illness Estimates	Economic Information Bulletin
Growth and Evolution in China’s Agricultural Support Policies	Economic Research Report
Produce Sourcing and Transportation Cost Effects on Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Prices	Economic Research Report
Increased Consumption of Food Prepared Away From Home Poses Challenges for Improving Diet and Health: A Comparison of Diet Quality by Preparation Source, 1977-2008	Economic Information Bulletin
Assessing the Growth of U.S. Broiler Exports	Special Outlook Report
Forecasting World Raw Sugar Prices:The Influence of Brazilian Costs of Production and World Surplus/Deficit Measures	Special Outlook Report
Recession and Recovery in Rural America	Economic Research Report
Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth	Economic Research Report
Trends and Developments in U.S. Hog Production 1992 to 2009:Technology, Reorganization and Productivity Growth	Economic Research Report
Understanding Wheat Futures Prices	Economic Research Report
Food Security of SNAP Recipients Worsened as the Real Value of SNAP Benefits Declined from 2009 to 2011	Economic Research Report
Weather Effects on Expected Corn and Soybean Yields	Special Outlook Report
Alternative Dairy Policy Programs: Analysis of Risk Management and Margin Insurance	Economic Research Report
Student Acceptance of Nutritious NSLP School Lunches	Economic Research Report
Are Farmers Improving Fertilizer Nutrient-Use Efficiency in Corn, Cotton, Winter Wheat and Soybean Plantings?	Economic Information Bulletin

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed January 2013 through March 2013)

Working Title	Description
Food and Commodity Price Stabilization Policies: A Synthesis	Economic Research Report
Processing Meat and Poultry for Local Markets: From Convenience to Commitment	Economic Research Report
Non-convergence in Domestic Commodity Futures Markets: Causes, Consequences and Remedies	Economic Information Bulletin
The First Fifteen Years of Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States	Economic Information Bulletin
Multi-Program Participation in SNAP and Unemployment Insurance: How Tight are the Strands of the Recessionary Safety Net?	Economic Research Report
U.S. Wheat Production: Background and Costs of Production	Economic Information Bulletin
Association Between Total Diet Cost and Diet Quality is Limited	Economic Research Report
Food Insecurity in Households with Children in 2010-11: Prevalence, Severity, and Household Characteristics	Economic Information Bulletin
Nutrition Standards Would Impact Availability of Most Competitive Foods but Have Smaller Revenue Effects for Most School Foodservices	Economic Research Report
Farm Size and the Organization of U.S. Crop Farming	Economic Research Report

ERS Peer Review Agenda for Potentially Influential Scientific Information (Completed October 2012 through December 2012)

Working Title	Description
The Role of Conservation Programs in Drought Adaption	Economic Research Report
What's Driving Trends in Fluid Milk Consumption?	Economic Information Bulletin
Occupational Composition in Off-Farm Industry by U.S. Farm Households	Economic Information Bulletin
Rural Broadband at a Glance, 2012	Economic Information Bulletin
Food Insecurity Among Households with a Disabled Adult	Economic Research Report
Households Find Ways to Stretch Their Milk Dollar When Budgets Are Tight	Economic Research Report
SNAP and Diet Quality: A Treatment Effects Approach	Economic Research Report
The Impact of Tax Reform on Farm Businesses and Rural Households	Economic Information Bulletin
Rural America at a Glance, 2012 Edition	Economic Information Bulletin
Global Biofuel Markets: The Importance of Growing Production, Policy and Trade	Economic Information Bulletin

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Washington, DC 20024-3221
Email: cnickerson@ers.usda.gov
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