New from ERS—February 2004
Country-of-origin
labeling
The 2002 Farm Act specified mandatory country-of-origin
labeling for a number of retail food commodities. If "Made
in USA" labels are beneficial to food suppliers—and
important to consumers—why don't we see them more
frequently?
U.S.
farm income
Forecast for the farm sector has net income below
2003 record but still above the 1994-2003 average. Farm
household income is forecast 1 percent below last year.
New
agricultural baseline projections
USDA agencies make annual 10-year projections of the
food and agriculture sector, used to forecast farm program
costs, to prepare the President's budget, and to analyze
impacts of potential policy changes on U.S. agriculture.
India’s
poultry sector
Poultry meat is the fastest growing component of global
meat demand, and India, the world's second largest developing
country, is experiencing rapid growth in its poultry sector.
Poultry sector growth is driven by rising incomes, competitively
priced feed supplies.
The
seed industry: markets, regulation, and R&D
Unprecedented growth in crop yields and agricultural productivity
over the past 70 years owes much to biological innovation
in seeds, beginning with hybrid crops in the United States
in the early 20th century, continuing with the Green Revolution,
and more recently, modern biotechnology.
Floriculture
crops
New web briefing room provides an overview of one
of the fastest growing U.S. agricultural sectors. Links
to data on supply, demand, trade, and prices in the domestic
floriculture and nursery markets.
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