The ERS Food Availability Data System:
- is the only source of time series data on food availability (consumption) in the country
- now provides 100 years of data for many commodities (1909-2008)
- allows you to quickly create custom tables and charts
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ERS’s food availability data span 100 years, allowing researchers, marketers,
and policymakers to examine historical consumption trends and shifts in food demand.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the latest data on U.S. food availability per capita in a USDA database...[read full release]
Get indepth economic analyses of the Nation’s food consumption trends, consumer reactions to changes in food prices and income, dietary patterns, and the relationship between food intake and nutritional/health outcomes such as obesity.