Recent News Stories Use ERS
Data and Analysis
Census: Older People Moving Out of the South
New York Times, Gainesville Sun (FL) – February
26, 2007
…Calvin Beale, senior demographer of the Economic
Research Service at the federal Department of Agriculture,
said: "After age 75, as health diminishes and/or
widowhood occurs, there is some measure of return flow
back to areas of origin, or wherever a caretaker-minded
son or daughter lives….
How Do Charlotte’s Grocery Prices Rate?
Charlotte Observer – February 23, 2007
…Land cost is a big factor, says Ephraim Leibtag,
an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Economic Research Service…. Lower land costs means
it costs less to build stores. It also means stores can
pay employees less….
Old McDonald Gave a Tour of His Farm
New York Times, International Herald Tribune –
February 17, 2007
… Statistics from the Economic Research Service,
an agency within of the Department of Agriculture, provide
a snapshot of this situation. In 1977, family farmers
had an average household income of $14,867 — $10,636
of that from off-farm activities. By 2005, the gap between
profit sources had widened, with the average income at
$81,420 and off-farm income equaling $66,782….
Swift’s Output Recovers After Raid
Des Moines Register – February 13, 2007
… Although Swift controls a large chunk of the
market, it's unlikely that the temporary lull in production
caused by the raids hurt the overall industry, said Ron
Gustafson, beef analyst and economist for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service….
Quick Bites
Sun-Sentinel (FL) – February 8, 2007
…While press reports indicate nearly half of
California's navel orange crop was destroyed by cold,
sending the wholesale price sharply upward, there are
other options available to consumers, says Susan Pollack,
an agricultural economist with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Economic Research Service….Florida
growers are making more of their juice oranges available
to the fresh market….
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