June 01, 2007

Research Areas

Markets and Trade

Chart 1: As ethanol production increases, corn prices rise and attract additional corn area . . .; Chart 2: . . . and ethanol's share of total corn disappearance rises at the expense of other uses
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Diet and Health

Households headed by single women with children were more likely than others to have difficulty providing enough food for active healthy living in 2005.
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Farms, Firms, and Households

An increasing share of farm households have higher income and higher wealth.
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Rural America

Chart 1: The share of workers earning low wages in nonmetro areas remains well above the national average; Chart 2: About half of employed nonmetro Black and Hispanic women earn low wages.
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