New from ERS—October 2004
Taxing
snack foods—what would happen?
Would a tax on snack foods affect the prevalence
of obesity and overweight in the United States?
That’s what some public health advocates
are proposing. (October 29, 2004)
See Amber
Waves article.
China's
soybean imports expected to grow
Liberalized production and trade policies have
propelled booming soybean imports, despite disruption
by some recent policy changes. Rapid growth in
China’s demand has continued to outstrip
supply, providing opportunities for U.S. soybean
exports. (October 29, 2004)
See Amber
Waves article.
The Economics
of Choice in Eating
Does economics help explain weight differences
among adults? Data suggest that income, household
composition, and formal education may be associated
with eating patterns and weight outcomes. (October
28, 2004)
Rural America at
a Glance, 2004
Six-page report highlights recent trends in home
ownership, employment, income, poverty rates, population,
and other indicators of social and economic conditions
in rural areas. (October 25, 2004)
Dissecting
the retail tobacco dollar
The year 2003 may mark the start of a downward trend
for consumer expenditures on tobacco products. Consumption
declined enough to offset the higher cost of cigarettes,
causing annual consumer expenditures to fall for
the second time since before World War II. (October
19, 2004)
The Conservation
Reserve Program and rural America
In rural communities with high proportions of farmland
enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP),
how are the economies affected? In focus: rural
employment and business, rural population and beginning
farmers, land use, and recreational opportunities.
(October 8, 2004) See Research
Brief.
Nutrition
education for Food Stamp recipients
New web page ties together information and resources
on Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE), including
links to State-level maps and data and research
tools for assessing FSNE impact. (October 22,
2004)
2004
awards for food assistance and nutrition research
The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program
(FANRP) made awards for grants and cooperative agreements
to fund research on program design and operations;
on food assistance as a safety net; and on obesity,
diet quality, and health. (October 14, 2004)
See press
release.
Will China's
dramatic economic growth continue?
China's rapid economic growth has been driven
by high investment, gains in productivity, and
liberalized trade and investment. Growth is likely
to continue, but the economy faces some possibly
unsustainable pressures. (October 12, 2004)
Data
on farm and farm-related employment: update
New data for 2001, the latest available industry-level
data, show that farming and its related industries
provided 24.4 million jobs, or about 14.6 percent
of total U.S. employment. Farm production accounted
for 3.1 million of these jobs. (October 8, 2004)
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