April 01, 2003

Research Areas

Markets and Trade

China captures growth in corn market in 2002
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Share of U.S. corn converted to ethanol and other industrial uses continue to climb
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Diet and Health

Americans spent a quarter of their at-home food budget in 2002 on meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
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Lowest income families spent over a third of their income families spent less than a tenth
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Resources and Environment

Funding for USDA's Environment Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) addresses various environmental concerns
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Rural America

While a higher proportion of the population is completing college, the nonmetro-metro gap in college completion is widening
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