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        ERS research in this topic area focuses on the economic, social, spatial, temporal, and demographic factors that affect the poverty status of rural residents.

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      • Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: March 2018

        FTS-366, March 29, 2018

        At the current forecast of 6.16 million tons, the 2017/18 U.S. citrus crop is down 21 percent percent from the 2016/17 season, resulting in higher citrus prices in the domestic market.

      • The Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2017 Annual Report

        EIB-190, March 15, 2018

        In FY 2017, expenditures on USDA’s 15 domestic food and nutrition programs totaled $98.6 billion, 4 percent less than in the previous fiscal year and almost 10 percent less than the historical high of $109.2 billion set in FY 2013.

      • Three Decades of Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture

        EIB-189, March 14, 2018

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      • Millennials Devote Larger Shares of Their Grocery Spending to Prepared Foods, Pasta, and Sugar and Sweets Than Other Generations

        Comparing households with similar per capita incomes, researchers found that Millennials devote more of their at-home food spending to prepared foods than older generations.

      • Rural Manufacturing Survival and Its Role in the Rural Economy

        U.S. manufacturing employment has been declining since the 1950s. A better understanding of the factors affecting the survival of rural manufacturing plants may help develop strategies to retain these jobs.

      • Sub-Saharan Africa Is Projected To Be the Leader in Global Rice Imports

        Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has undergone economic, social, and demographic transformations over the past 10 to 15 years. Among the poorest regions in the world, it faces major political and economic challenges and low food security.

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