Statistical Indicators The summary for the April 2000 issue is released on March 20, 2000. The complete text-only version is available the following day. Text-only versions of past issues

Contents Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry: Hog Producers' Returns Improve Specialty Crops: Cutbacks Ahead for Processing Tomato Acreage Risk Management: Crop & Revenue Insurance--Premium Discounts Attractive to Producers World Meat Trade Shaped by Regional Preferences & Reduced Barriers China's WTO Accession Would Boost U.S. Ag Exports & Farm Income North American Railways: Signaling a New Urge to Merge? U.S. Farm Policy: The First 200 Years

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