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You've Almost Paid Your 2007 Food Bill
Capital Times (Madison, WI) – January 30, 2007
... According to the Agriculture Department's Economic
Research Service, Americans spend, on average, just 10
percent of their disposable personal income for food eaten
at home and at restaurants,....
Ethanol Behind High Corn Prices
Columbus Dispatch – January 25, 2007
… The prices haven’t set any records yet,
although they’re close. But they are unusual in
another important way, said Edward Allen, a senior economist
with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture….
Organic Food Fans Wild About Variety of Market Choices
Naples Daily News (FL) – January 24, 2007
… and consumers nationwide have driven up organic
retail sales about 20 percent each year since 1990, according
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research
service….
Freeze Chills California Citrus Crop
Chicago Sun-Times – January 18, 2007...
A price increase is likely, but perhaps not as drastic
or immediate as navel oranges because lemons are harvested
year-round, said Susan Pollack, an economist with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service....
Shaking Buddha's Hand: Exotic Citrus Varieties
Chicago Tribune – January 17, 2007
... Top chefs around the country are routinely pushing
the citrus boundaries, with the cooking magazines following
right behind them, said Susan Pollack, an agricultural
economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic
Research Service....
Anybody Want To Eat Cloned Meat?
Hagerstown Morning Herald – January 15, 2007
... Data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service showed that conventionally bred
beef retailed nationally from a range of $393 to $405
in 2006....
Going Organic
Evening Observer, NY – January 13, 2007
... According to an article published by the United
States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic
Research Service, the current conventional style of farming
did not become popular until modern technologies were
developed after World War II. Prior to then, farming was
done the old-fashioned way. Smaller farms produced modest
amounts of goods....
Rural Areas Embrace Grocery Cooperatives
Associated Press, dailies – January 8, 2006
... Ephraim Leibtag, who studies retail food markets
at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research
Service, said the intense competition [within the grocery
industry] has been especially hard on small stores....
Ethanol: Economic Help or Hindrance?
Wichita Eagle – January 7, 2007
... numbers from the Economic Research Service of
the USDA show grain costs have little relationship to
the cost of food....
Mississippi Turning
Economist – January 4, 2007
…The Department of Agriculture's Economic Research
Service found that only 16.9% of Mississippians completed
college in 2000 compared with 24.4% nationally,…
Clones Overdue on the Menu
Washington Times and San Jose Mercury News –
January 4, 2007
…an analysis from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Economic Research Service concluded: ``Scientific evidence
about food safety will not prevent controversy. . . .”
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