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December 2010 — Local Foods Take Diverse Paths From Producers to Consumers
Feature articles in the December 2010 issue include ... Varied Interests Drive Growing Popularity of Local Foods, Local Food Supply Chains Use Diverse Business Models to Satisfy Demand, Labor-Intensive U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry Competes in a Global Market, Price Spikes in Global Rice Markets Benefit U.S. Growers, at Least in the Short Term, The Two Faces of Rural Population Loss Through Outmigration. Other articles cover such topics as
USDA’s Karnal Bunt Regulatory Program Protects U.S. Wheat Exports, Simulated ACRE Payments and Risk Reduction Point to Midwest as a Potential Winner, More Americans Relied on Food Assistance During Recession, State Participation Rates for SNAP Mask County-Level Variation, Market Share Affects Price Differences Between Nontraditional and Traditional Retailers, WIC Infants Less Likely to Be Exclusively Breastfed, Farm Act’s Regional Equity Provision May Entail Conservation Tradeoffs, U.S. Farmers Increasingly Adopt “No-Till” for Major Crops, Compare Your Area’s “Food Environment” With the Rest of the Country.
The issue also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, farm households, and rural America.
Feature Articles
 Varied Interests Drive Growing Popularity of Local Foods
Local Food Supply Chains Use Diverse Business Models To Satisfy Demand
Labor-Intensive U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry Competes in a Global Market
Price Spikes in Global Rice Markets Benefit U.S. Growers, at Least in the Short Term
The Two Faces of Rural Population Loss Through Outmigration
Findings
Market and Trade
Simulated ACRE Payments and Risk Reduction Point to Midwest as a Potential Winner
USDA’s Karnal Bunt Regulatory Program Protects U.S. Wheat Exports
Diet and Health
More Americans Relied on Food Assistance During Recession
State Participation-to-Poverty Rates for SNAP Mask County-Level Variation
Market Share Affects Price Differences Between Discount and Traditional Food Retailers
WIC Infants Less Likely To Be Exclusively Breastfed
Resources and Environment
Farm Act’s Regional Equity Provision May Entail Conservation Tradeoffs
U.S. Farmers Increasingly Adopt “No-Till” for Major Crops
Statistics
Data Feature
Compare Your Area's Food Environment With the Rest of the Country
Indicators
Indicators December-10
Research Areas
On the Map
In the Long Run
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