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Previous Newsroom Items: February 2010

Spotlight

Amber Waves, March (Feb. 18, 2010)
Featuring:
• A century of American eating
• Lessons from previous recessions
• Organic dairy sector evolving
•“Food deserts” limit access to nutritious food
(Get Podcast interview)

A Century of American Eating
ERS’s Food Availability Data System marks 100 years of data on many of several hundred food commodities covered. The updated data system has been redesigned to improve usability, and a new audiovisual presentation highlights some of the findings on per capita food availability for consumption.
(Get press release and blog posting)

New From ERS

Child Food Assistance After Welfare Reform (Feb. 19, 2010)
ERS investigated food assistance program participation and benefits received by low-income households with children before and after 1996 welfare reform legislation.
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Small Farms: Persistence Under Pressure (Feb. 18, 2010)
ERS documents the changing distribution and character of small farms as ag production becomes more concentrated. Commercially oriented small farms, those accounting for most small-farm production, continue to decline in number in the face of large-farm competition. Get Report Summary

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Diet Quality and Meals Away From Home (Feb. 16, 2010)
Consumption data show that for the average adult, meals away from home have an impact on daily caloric intake and diet quality. Get Report Summary

Well-Being of Farm Households (Feb. 12, 2010)
ERS presents estimates of farm households’ consumption expenditures and compares them to consumption estimates for all U.S. households. Consumption can complement indicators of household income in assessing economic well-being. Get Report Summary

10-Year Ag Baseline Projections (Feb. 11, 2010)
Long-term agricultural baseline projections to 2019 cover major commodities, trade, farm income, and food prices, and assume specific conditions for the U.S. and global economic conditions, weather, and policy.

2010 Farm Income Forecast (Feb. 11, 2010)
Net farm income in 2010 is forecast up 11.8 percent from 2009, to $63 billion. ERS provides a comprehensive forecast of earnings and expenses across commodities and regions.

Also New

Monthly Milk Cost of Production
February 26, 2010

Analysis and Forecasts of the CPI for Food
February 25, 2010

Vegetables and Melons Outlook
February 25, 2010

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
February 24, 2010

Meat Price Spreads
February 19, 2010

Rising Infant Formula Costs to the WIC Program
February 18, 2010

Feed Grains Database
February 18, 2010

Wheat Data
February 18, 2010

Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
February 18, 2010

Agricultural Trade Multipliers
February 17, 2010

Aquaculture Data
February 17, 2010