Briefly
Travis Minor is the Cross-Commodity Analyst for Specialty Crops (which includes fruits and vegetables) with the Crops Branch in the Market and Trade Division of US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Travis joined ERS in October 2016 after working for seven years as an Associate Director for Economics with the US Food and Drug Administration. His current research focuses on food safety systems, farm structure and output, consumer health outcomes, and policy analysis. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Middle Tennessee State University in 2009.
Professional Affiliations
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
American Society of Health Economists (ASHE)
Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA)
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
Selected Publications
Minor, T. (later with B. Parr and J. Bond) 2017. Vegetable and Pulses Outlook, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Minor, T., and A. Perez. 2018. “Consumer Demand for Fresh Fruit Drives Increases Across Sector,” Amber Waves. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. April.
Perez, A., G. Ferreira, and T. Minor. 2017. Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. September.
Minor, T., and M. Parrett. 2017. "The Economic Impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s Final Juice HACCP Rule," Food Policy 68:206-13.
Minor, T. 2017. “Newly Updated ERS Data Show 2016 Production, Trade Volume, and Per Capita Availability of Vegetables and Pulses,” Amber Waves. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. August.
Marasteanu, I., and T. Minor. 2017. "Foodborne Outbreaks and Farm Structure: an Examination of Vegetable and Melon Farming," International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 5(4):41-61.
