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Previous Newsroom Items: April 2006

New From ERS
   
Two small boys with shopping cart

Nutrient Adequacy in WIC Children (Apr. 20, 2006)
Economic brief summarizes two recent ERS-sponsored studies providing new assessments of nutrient intakes of WIC children and those not participating in this USDA food program.

   
Ear of corn

Biotech Crops: The First Decade (Apr. 19, 2006)
ERS summarizes the impact of developments in agricultural biotechnology on seed suppliers and other biotech firms, farmers, and consumers, as well as environmental impacts. Get Report Summary (pdf)

   
Sacks of oilseeds

India’s Oilseed Market (Apr. 19, 2006)
Research report reviews developments in the oilseed sector of India, one of the world’s largest vegetable oil importers, and assesses implications of current and potential policy reforms. Get Report Summary (pdf)

   
Assortment of vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Backgrounder (Apr. 17, 2006)
Backgrounder provides supply, demand, and policy information for an industry that comprises nearly a third of U.S. cash crop receipts and a fifth of U.S. agricultural exports.

   
Cover of April 2006 Amber Waves

Amber Waves, April 2006 (Apr. 10, 2006)
Featuring: Ethanol and the corn market; trade impacts of animal disease outbreaks; dollar value of plant disease surveillance; and effects of rising energy prices on farmers and rural residents.

   
Soybeans being poured onto a truck

Soybean Backgrounder (Apr. 4, 2006) Backgrounder addresses domestic and global market and policy developments affecting the soybean sector, and provides a profile of U.S. farms producing soybeans.

 

 

Close-up of diseased soybean leaf

Value of Early-Warning Systems for Plant Disease (Apr. 3, 2006)
ERS examines, as a case study, USDA's coordinated framework for soybean rust surveillance, reporting, prediction, and management. Get Report Summary (pdf)

   
Also New

Tobacco Outlook
April 28, 2006

Feed Yearbook Summary
April 28, 2006

Tobacco Outlook summary
April 21, 2006

Vegetables and Melons Outlook
April 20, 2006

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
April 14, 2006

U.S. Agricultural Trade Update
April 13, 2006

Agricultural Outlook Statistical Indicators
April 12, 2006

Red Meat Yearbook
April 12, 2006

Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (summary)
April 12, 2006

 

 

Wheat Outlook
April 12, 2006

International Baseline Data
April 11, 2006

Cotton and Wool Outlook
April 11, 2006

Oil Crops Outlook
April 11, 2006

Rice Outlook
April 11, 2006

Season-Average Price Forecasts
April 10, 2006

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
April 10, 2006

Oil Crops Yearbook Data Tables
April 3, 2006

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Updated date: June 2, 2006