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Asia-Pacific Transportation Infrastructure: Linking Food Sources to Urban Centers

Photo: farmers talking in front of crop

Farm Poverty Lowest in U.S. History
Photo: kayakers on a mountain lake Rural Areas Benefit From Recreation and Tourism Development

photo: farmer spraying burning crop with hose

Improving Air and Water Quality Can Be Two Sides of the Same Coin
Findings
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Markets and Trade

bullett China's Food Market Revolution Reaches the Countryside

bullett Organic Price Premiums Remain High

bullett Some Improvements Are Projected for Global Food Security

bullett Farmland Owners Designate Base Acres to Maximize Payments graphic - web update logo New!

Diet and Health

bullett How Americans Quench Their Thirsts

bullett Diet Quality Usually Varies by Income Status

Resources and Environment

bullett Crop Genetic Diversity Boosts Production But Faces Threats

bullett Use of Genetically Engineered Crops Rising Steadily During First Decade

Rural America

bullett Low Earnings But Steady Job Growth in Low-Employment Counties

bullett Older Women and Poverty in Rural America

 

bullett Composite Measure of Economic Well-Being

Indicators
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Selected statistics on agriculture and trade, diet and health, natural resources, and rural America. See all indicators >

Major markets for U.S. agricultural exports in 2004 ($61.3 billion total) - Canada 16%, Japan 13%, Mexico 14%, European Union-25 11%, China 9%, North Africa & Middle East 7%, Korea 4%, Other 26%.

bullett Looking for Agricultural Outlook tables? Get the latest statistical indicators (formerly provided in Agricultural Outlook Magazine).

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Gleanings
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bullett Snapshots of recent events at ERS, highlights of new publications, and previews of research in the works.

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