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Previous Newsroom Items: November 2011

Spotlight
   
Farm images with banner text “2011 Farm Income Forecast 2011 Farm Income, Median Farm Household Income Forecast Up
(Nov. 29, 2011)
The November forecast for 2011 net farm income puts it at $100.9 billion, up 38 percent from 2010. Median farm household income (from farm and off-farm sources) is also expected to rise. ERS forecasts earnings and expenses across commodities and regions, and farm household income.
   
AmberWaves cover Amber Waves, December (Nov. 16, 2011)
Featured in the December issue:
• How local foods are marketed
• Modernizing food safety policy
• Farm practices reflect structural shifts
• NAFTA countries reach out on trade
• Brazil’s future as ethanol supplier
...and more
   
New From ERS
   
Power tiller with truck on farm land Overlap in the Farm Safety Net (Nov. 22, 2011)
ERS offers a conceptual framework for identifying overlap in farm safety net programs, including how to define and measure overlap. The study also suggests a direction for further analysis. Get Report Summary
   
Woman’s hands chopping vegetables on cutting board Time Spent on Food (Nov. 9, 2011)
ERS presents an overview of Americans' eating and other food-related time-use patterns, including grocery shopping, meal preparation, and teenagers' time-use patterns in relation to school meals. Get Report Summary   
   
Woman shopping for locally produced fruits Local Foods: Direct and Indirect Outlets (Nov. 4, 2011)
ERS explores farmers’ use of both direct-to-consumer marketing (such as farmers markets) and intermediated channels (such as grocers and restaurants) to sell food to consumers in their local areas. Get Report Summary and Blog Posting  
   
Also New

Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade
November 30, 2011

ARMS Farm Financial and Crop Production Practices
November 30, 2011

China Agricultural and Economic Data (update)
November 29, 2011

Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
November 29, 2011

Monthly Milk Cost of Production
November 28, 2011

Food CPI Forecast 2011-2012
(update)
November 25, 2011

Analysis and Forecast of the CPI for Food
November 25, 2011

Cotton and Wool Yearbook Data tables
November 22, 2011

Where’s the (Not) Meat?—Byproducts From Beef and Pork Production
November 21, 2011

Wheat Data
November 21, 2011

Feed Grains Database
November 21, 2011

Agricultural Outlook Statistical Indicators
November 21, 2011

Meat Price Spreads
November 16, 2011

Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook
November 16, 2011

Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
November 15, 2011

U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update
November 14, 2011

Aquaculture Data
November 14, 2011

Livestock and Meat Trade Data
November 14, 2011

Wheat Outlook
November 14, 2011

Feed Outlook
November 14, 2011

Rice Outlook
November 10, 2011

Oil Crops Outlook
November 10, 2011

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (summary)
November 10, 2011

Season-Average Price Forecasts
November 9, 2011

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
November 9, 2011

The Renewable Identification Number System and U.S. Biofuel Mandates
November 8, 2011

 

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Updated date: January 4, 2012