November 01, 2008

Research Areas

Markets and Trade

Fruit and vegetables accounted for over a third of organic retail sales in 2007
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About 35 percent of organic handlers' sales went to wholesalers in 2004
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Diet and Health

High and middle-income households outspend low-income households on many at-home foods
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Farms, Firms, and Households

Million-dollar farm accounted for 2 percent of farms, 13 percent of farm assets, and 48 percent of sales of farm products in 2006
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Rural America

Top five reasons why some nonmetro poor children did not receive needed medical care in 2003
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