Recently added articles from Amber Waves:
Retail Dairy Prices Fluctuate With Farm Value of Milk
Dec 01, 2009; ... Retail dairy prices increased faster than prices received by dairy farmers nearly every year over the past few decades. Between 1980 and 1999. the farm share of retail dairy prices fell from 52 to 32 percent as marketing costs rose, primarily reflecting consumer demand for more convenience and ...
Global Economic Crisis Threatens Food Security in Lower Income Countries
Dec 01, 2009; ... * The global economic downturn is expected to reduce import capacity in many lower income countries, adversely affecting their food security. * The number of food-insecure people in the 70 developing countries studied by ERS is estimated to increase 2 percent in 2009, after growing 11 ...
Food Insecurity Up in Recessionary Times
Dec 01, 2009; ... * The number of U.S. households unable to put adequate food on the table increased sharply during the latest recession, reaching the highest level recorded since USDA began monitoring household food security in 1 995. * Proportionally, increases in food insecurity were greatest in groups ...
Income Volatility Is Rising, With Mixed Effects on Nutrition Assistance Participation
Dec 01, 2009; ... * Income volatility among U.S. households is higher today than 40 years ago, especially among households with the lowest incomes. * Income volatility has mixed effects on participation in nutrition assistance programs, with some households not applying when eligible and others leaving ...
Debt Landscape for U.S. Farms Has Shifted
Dec 01, 2009; ... * Farm debt levels have risen sharply in recent years, but the growth in asset values has outpaced the growth in debt * Fewer farms end the year with debt outstanding than in the past; debt is more concentrated in larger farms. * Debt repayment capacity is expected to decrease in ...