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Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: November 2018
AES-106, November 29, 2018The November 2018 report discusses USDA forecasts for U.S. agricultural trade in FY 2019. Exports are forecast at $141.5 billion in FY 2019; imports are expected to reach $127.0 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $14.5 billion.
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Growth in Quick-Service Restaurants Outpaced Full-Service Restaurants in Most U.S. Counties
Amber Waves, November 05, 2018Over the last decade and a half, the number of quick-service restaurants operating in the U.S. grew by 20 percent, with many urban counties—especially in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast—posting growth in excess of 30 percent.
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New U.S. Food Expenditure Estimates Find Food-Away-From-Home Spending Is Higher Than Previous Estimates
Amber Waves, November 05, 2018U.S. consumers, businesses, and government entities spent $1.62 trillion on food and beverages in 2017. Food-away-from-home establishments accounted for 54 percent of this spending, and grocery stores, supercenters, and other retail stores accounted for 46 percent.
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The Association Between Restaurant Menu Label Use and Caloric Intake
ERR-259, October 31, 2018Individuals who report seeing and using nutrition information on restaurant menus consume significantly fewer total calories per day than individuals who report seeing the information but not using it.
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Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, October 2018
AP-080, October 30, 2018This collection of charts and maps presents examples of key statistics on the farm sector, food spending and prices, food security, rural communities, agricultural production and trade, the interaction of agriculture and natural resources, and more found in ERS's regularly updated web product, Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials.
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Examining Food Store Scanner Data: A Comparison of the IRI InfoScan Data with Other Data Sets, 2008–2012
TB-1949, October 17, 2018While the number of stores and sales revenue reported in InfoScan is lower than other datasets, both measures of coverage vary substantially by year and category (i.e., grocery, liquor, drug), and also across geographic areas.
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Food Spending of Middle-Income Households Hardest Hit by the Great Recession
Amber Waves, September 27, 2018As household incomes fell during the Great Recession, inflation-adjusted food spending by U.S. households declined by 7 percent between 2007 and 2010 and did not return to pre-recession levels until 2015. Eating out took a bigger hit than grocery store spending, and food spending among middle-income households dropped more than that of the lowest and highest income groups.
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America’s Eating Habits: Food Away From Home
EIB-196, September 27, 2018ERS researchers explore trends in the growing availability of food away from home (FAFH) and consumers' expanding array of FAFH choices.
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Measuring the Value of the U.S. Food System: Revisions to the Food Expenditure Series
TB-1948, September 20, 2018ERS researchers updated methods and sources used in the Food Expenditure Series, which tracks annual and monthly trends in the U.S. food system, revising estimates back to 1997, introducing "advance" estimates, and establishing a release timetable.
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Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: August 2018
AES-105, August 29, 2018The August 2018 report discusses USDA forecasts for U.S. agricultural trade in FY 2018 and 2019. Exports are forecast at $144.5 billion in FY 2019, imports are expected to reach $126.5 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $18.0 billion.
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Monitoring Trends in Retail Prices and Farm Shares of Food Products
Amber Waves, August 06, 2018Farm share—the ratio of what farmers receive for a food commodity to what consumers pay for the food product in grocery stores—varies by product and over time. Commodity prices and food marketing costs can rise and fall independently, causing swings in farm share.
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Five Decades of Price Swings for Food and Other Consumer Spending Categories
Amber Waves, July 02, 2018Year-to-year price volatility has moderated since the 1970s for housing and food, but transportation prices continue to be volatile.
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International Food Security Assessment, 2018-28
GFA-29, June 29, 2018The share of food-insecure people in 76 low- and middle-income countries will fall from 21 percent in 2018 to 10 percent in 2028, and the number of food-insecure people will fall from 782 million to 446 million.
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Higher Incomes and Greater Time Constraints Lead to Purchasing More Convenience Foods
Amber Waves, June 27, 2018Greater time constraints due to employment and childcare lead to higher spending on convenience foods—both restaurants foods and ready-to-eat foods from grocery stores.
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Consumers Balance Time and Money in Purchasing Convenience Foods
ERR-251, June 27, 2018ERS study examines how consumers' financial resources, time constraints, prices, and the food environment in which they live influence their purchases of restaurant meals and food from grocery stores.
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Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: May 2018
AES-104, May 31, 2018This report discusses May 2018 USDA forecasts for U.S. agricultural trade in FY2018. Exports are forecast at $142.5 billion in FY2018 and imports are expected to reach $121.5 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $21.0 billion.
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County-Level Data Show Changes in the Number and Concentration of Food Stores
Amber Waves, May 07, 2018ERS’s Food Environment Atlas provides county-level counts—both in total and on a per capita basis—of four types of stores that sell food to U.S. consumers.
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The Association Between Nutrition Information Use and the Healthfulness of Food Acquisitions
ERR-247, April 19, 2018The nutritional quality of foods acquired for at-home consumption increases with the level of a household's use of nutrition information. This correlation does not hold for foods acquired for away-from-home consumption.
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Egg Price Impacts of the 2014-15 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak
Amber Waves, April 02, 2018Egg Price Impacts of the 2014-15 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak
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Shopping at Farmers’ Markets and Roadside Stands Increases Fruit and Vegetable Demand
Amber Waves, March 05, 2018An ERS study found that shopping at direct-to-consumer outlets can increase a household’s weekly average spending on fruits and vegetables.