Previous Newsroom Items: May 2007

Food Retailing: New Playing Field
(May 31, 2007)
The increasing presence of nontraditional grocery retailers such as supercenters is generating new cost-cutting and differentiation strategies among traditional food retailers.
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Households With Very Low Food Security (May 31, 2007)
ERS provides information on the composition, location, employment, education, and other characteristics of households that experienced very low food security.
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Bioenergy: A New Web Page
(May 18, 2007)
Growing demand for renewable sources of energy has implications for the U.S. agriculture and food sector. New web page has links to ERS research on bioenergy impacts.

Ethanol: Farm-Sector Impacts (May 18, 2007)
Ethanol from corn is the primary renewable fuel used in U.S. gasoline blends. But the impacts extend to other crops, the livestock sector, farm income, and retail food prices.
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Who Has Time To Cook? (May 4, 2007)
The relationship of household characteristics and time resources to the amount of time spent preparing food is relevant for the design of food assistance programs.
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India’s Wheat and Rice Policies (May 3, 2007)
The pronounced market cycles and declines in per capita consumption of India’s major food staples are creating pressure for Indian policymakers to adjust longstanding policies.
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Farm Bill Issues: More ERS Research (May 1, 2007)
Web feature on the upcoming farm bill is now expanded, covering a broad selection of ERS research and analysis on the economic effects of current legislation and potential effects of alternative policies.

Amber Waves: Perspectives on Food and Farm Policy (May 1, 2007)
Special issue of Amber Waves compiles and updates articles and statistics covering topics the farm bill debate is likely to consider on commodity programs, conservation, food and nutrition, rural development, and energy.