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The
economics of crop genetic resources (May
27, 2005)
Crop genetic resources are the basis of agricultural
production. But private incentives for conservation
may fall short of maintaining the genetic diversity
essential to reducing vulnerability to pests and disease.
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Market
integration of the North American animal products
complex (May 27, 2005)
The beef, pork, and poultry industries of Mexico,
Canada, and the United States have tended to become
more economically integrated over the past two decades.
Sanitary barriers continue to be an issue, as do concerns
about diseases such as BSE.
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Organic
produce fetching price premiums (May 27,
2005)
Price premiums for organic products have contributed
to growth in certified organic farmland and to market
expansion. ERS examines price premiums and market
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Trade
preferences to developing countries (May
20, 2005)
Nonreciprocal trade preference programs originated
in the 1970s, with high-income developed countries
providing tariff concessions to low-income countries.
ERS analyzed trade and tariff data for the United
States and the European Union to determine the extent
of the programs’ benefits.
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Summary
of latest U.S. agricultural trade data (May
11, 2005)
The latest summary of U.S. agricultural trade data
is now available. Each month, it is released the day
before the full U.S. Agricultural Trade Update. See
our calendar of releases
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China’s
ag imports boomed in 2003-04 (May 6, 2005)
China's agricultural imports more than doubled between
2002 and 2004 due to surging demand for basic commodities,
a more open trade regime, and tighter commodity supplies
in its domestic market. China was the fourth-largest
overseas market for U.S. farmers during 2004. |
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Global
food security assessment (May 3, 2005)
Just over 1 billion people in the 70 low-income countries
studied in this annual report are estimated to have
consumed less than the recommended nutritional requirements
in 2004—an increase from more than 830 million
in 2003. The outlook among world regions varies.
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Sugar
and Sweeteners Outlook
May 31, 2005
Population-Interaction
Zones for Agriculture
May 31, 2005
Market
Integration of the North American Animal Products
Complex
May 27, 2005
Price
Premiums Hold on as U.S. Organic Produce Market
Expands
May 27, 2005
Organic Farmgate
and Wholesale Prices: data set
May 27, 2005
Fruit and Tree Nuts
Outlook
May 26, 2005
Outlook
for U.S. Agricultural Trade
May 24, 2005
Livestock, Dairy, and
Poultry Outlook
May 19, 2005
Feed
Outlook
May 16, 2005
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Wheat
Outlook
May 16, 2005
Factors
Affecting U.S. Pork Consumption
May 13, 2005
Production
Costs and Returns for Tobacco in 2003
May 13, 2005
Oil
Crops Outlook
May 13, 2005
Rice
Outlook
May 13, 2005
Cotton
and Wool Outlook
May 13, 2005
U.S.
Agricultural Trade Update
May 12, 2005
World
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
May 12, 2005
Agricultural
Outlook Statistical Indicators
May 6, 2005
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