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Cover for Amber Waves June 2007 — Behavioral Factors Influence Food Choices


June 2007 — Behavioral Factors Influence Food Choices
Feature articles in the June 2007 issue include… Insidious Consumption: Surprising Factors That Influence What We Eat and How Much; The Importance of Farm Program Payments to Farm Households; Outbreak Linked to Spinach Forces Reassessment of Food Safety Practices; and Struggling to Feed the Family: What Does It Mean to be Food Insecure?”. Other articles cover such topics as…Chinese consumers, identity preservation, U.S. grain markets, bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, coffee, conservation compliance, research and development, income, wealth, and food consumption. Also includes selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, farm households, and rural America.

Feature Articles
         Insidious Consumption: Surprising Factors That Influence What We Eat and How Much

         The Importance of Farm Program Payments to Farm Households

         Outbreak Linked to Spinach Forces Reassessment of Food Safety Practices

         Struggling To Feed the Family: What Does It Mean To Be Food Insecure?


Findings
       Market and Trade

         Chinese Consumers Demand Premium Foods

         Consumers Demanding Identity Preservation in U.S. Grain Markets


       Diet and Health

         Soft Drink Companies Make Splash in Bottled Water

         Coffee Consumption Over the Last Century


       Resources and Environment

         Can Commodity Program Payments Encourage Better Nutrient Management?

         Sources of Public Agricultural R&D; Changing


       Rural America

         Rural Low-Wage Workers Face Multiple Economic Disadvantages

         Income an Incomplete Measure of Farm Household Well-Being


Statistics
       Data Feature

         ERS Food Availability Data Look at Consumption in Three Ways


       Indicators

         Indicators June-07

         Research Areas

         Household Food Insecurity Varies by State

         Romaine, Leaf Lettuce, and Spinach Rise in Popularity


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