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Accounting for the Environment in Agriculture - By order only

This paper attempts to measure agriculture's contribution to national income and economic well-being. Detailed information derived from the national income and product accounts provides the basis for economic interpretations of changes in the Nation's income and wealth. Specifically, the effects of soil erosion on agricultural productivity and income, the economic effects of decreased water quality, and the depletion of water stocks are presented as examples of the potential scope of accounting adjustments needed in the agricultural sector.
ERSTB1847 32 pp Published: October 1995 Released: October 1, 1995 $25.50

Acquiring Farmland in the United States - By order only

This report, based on data from the 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, finds that farmland owners acquired 18 percent of their farmland by purchase from a nonrelative.
ERSAIB682 16 pp Published: September 1993 Released: September 1, 1993 $23.00

Adding Value to Existing Models of International Agricultural Trade - By order only

Discusses the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, which represents an effort to build a bridge between partial equilibrium models of agricultural trade and their general equilibrium counterparts.
ERSTB1833 68 pp Published: August 1994 Released: August 1, 1994 $27.00

Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in U.S. Agriculture - By order only

Summarizes information on the extent of adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) techniques in the production of fruits, vegetables, and major field crops. Over half of the Nation's fruit, vegetable, and major field crop acres are now under some level of IPM, according to USDA survey data.
ERSAIB707 36 pp Published: September 1994 Released: September 1, 1994 $25.50

Adoption of Pest Management Strategies Under Varying Environmental Conditions - By order only

Analyzes several policy instruments designed to induce adoption of chemical-reducing pest management strategies.
ERSTB1827 24 pp Published: December 1993 Released: December 1, 1993 $23.00

Agricultural and Nonagricultural Banking Statistics, 1980-91 - By order only

Operating statistics for 1980-91 illustrate important differences between agricultural and nonagricultural banks. Agricultural banks, with a higher proportion of agricultural loans, were more profitable overall, while having more securities and fewer loans.
ERSSB883 76 pp Published: June 1994 Released: June 1, 1994 $29.50

Agricultural and Rural Economic and Social Indicators - By order only

This guide provides descriptions and illustrative samples of available statistics from the agricultural and rural economic and social indicators published by ERS.
ERSAIB667 72 pp Published: March 1993 Released: March 1, 1993 $27.00

Agricultural and Water-Quality Conflicts: Economic Dimensions of the Problem - By order only

Summarizes conflicts between agricultural production and water quality, and discusses policies that stress the use of economic and technical assistance incentives to encourage adoption of pollution-reducing farm practices.
ERSAIB676 20 pp Published: July 1993 Released: July 1, 1993 $23.00

Agricultural Cash Rents. - By order only

Cropland and pasture cash rents per acre for selected states. The estimates are for the 1998 crop or grazing year with revisions for 1997. This data series was previously released by ERS.
NASSZLR99 $15.00

Agricultural Chartbook - 1990 - By order only

The Chartbook is composed of over 300 charts covering a wide range of subjects from world and U.S. agricultural trade to U.S. farm economy, farm output, crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, rural employment, rural poverty, farm income, and farm productivity. Chartbook also includes a front section on the testimony for 1990 by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture to Congress.
ERSAH689 124 pp Published: April 1990 Released: April 1, 1990 $33.00

Agricultural Export Programs: Background for 1990 Farm Legislation. - By order only

ERSAGES9033 66 pp Released: May 1, 1990 $27.00

Agricultural Export Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation - By order only

Since 1985, the United States has heavily supported agricultural exports with an array of programs. A central issue related to those programs is how best to support farm exports, and farm income, with lower price subsidies under the Uruguay Round Agreement of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and with U.S. budget constraints.
ERSAER716 40 pp Published: June 1995 Released: May 1, 1995 $25.50

Agricultural Irrigation and Water Use - By order only

Uses tables and graphics to illustrate how each State distributes, uses, and manages its water resources.
RERSAIB638 128 pp Published: January 1992 Released: January 1, 1992 $36.00

Agricultural Land Values - By order only

State, region, and U.S. agricultural land values for January 1, with revisions. Estimates are on a per acre basis and include value of all land and buildings. This data series was previously released by ERS.
NASSZLV99 Released: January 1, 1997 $15.00

Agricultural Outlook August 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions.
ERSAGO283 Published: August 2001 Released: August 1, 2001

Agricultural Outlook April 1998

Released: April 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook April 1999

Released: April 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook April 2000

Released: April 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook April 2001
Main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions.
ERSAO280 Published: April 2001 Released: April 2, 2001

Agricultural Outlook April 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 25 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board.
ERSAO280 Published: April 2001 Released: April 19, 2001

Agricultural Outlook April 2002
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 30 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the May 2002 issue: April 18, 2002. Release of complete text-only version: April 19.
ERSAO290 Published: April 2002 Released: April 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook August 1997

Released: August 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook August 1998

Released: August 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook August 1999

Released: August 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook August 2000

Released: August 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook December 1996

Released: December 1, 1996

Agricultural Outlook December 1997

Released: December 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook December 1998

Released: December 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook December 1999

Released: December 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook December 2000

ERS-AGO Released: December 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook December 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 25 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the January/February 2002 issue: December 19, 2001. Release of complete text-only version: December 20.
ERSAO287 Published: December 2001 Released: December 3, 2001

Agricultural Outlook December 2002
Agricultural Outlook was published by the Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Materials may be reprinted without permission.

Notice to readers: This is the final issue of Agricultural Outlook. ERS will begin publishing a new magazine in February 2003. The new magazine will cover the full range of ERS's research program. It will be available in print and also as an Internet e-zine that will be updated with new material between publication dates. AO tables will continue to be published on the ERS website.
AO297 Published: December 2002 Released: December 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook January 1997

Released: January 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook January 2000

Released: January 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook January/February 1998

Released: February 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook January/February 1999

Released: January 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook January/February 2001

Entire issue
ERS-AGO Published: December 2000 Released: January 1, 2001

Agricultural Outlook January/February 2002
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 25 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the March 2002 issue: February 20, 2002. Release of complete text-only version: February 21.
ERSAO288 Published: January 2002 Released: January 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook July 1997

Released: July 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook June 1997

Released: June 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook June 1998

Released: June 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook June 1999

Released: June 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook June 2000

Released: June 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook June-July 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions.
ERSAO282 Published: June 2001 Released: June 5, 2001

Agricultural Outlook June-July 2002
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 30 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the August 2002 issue: July 22, 2002. Release of complete text-only version: July 23.
ERSAO292 Published: June 2002 Released: June 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook March 1997

Released: March 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook March 1998

Released: March 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook March 2000

Released: March 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook March 2001
Main source for USDA's farm and food price forecasts; short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy; long-term issue analyses of U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts, export-market development, food safety, the environment, farm financial institutions. Includes data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid, per capita food consumption, etc.
ERSAO279 Published: March 2001 Released: March 19, 2001

Agricultural Outlook March 2002
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 30 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the April 2002 issue: March 20, 2002. Release of complete text-only version: March 21.
ERSAO289 Published: March 2002 Released: March 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook May 1997

Released: May 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook May 1998

Released: May 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook May 1999

Released: May 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook May 2000

Released: May 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook May 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions.
ERSAO281 Published: May 2001 Released: April 18, 2001

Agricultural Outlook May 2002
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 30 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the June/July 2002 issue: May 21, 2002. Release of complete text-only version: May 22.
ERSAO291 Published: May 2002 Released: May 2, 2002

Agricultural Outlook November 1997

Released: November 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook November 1998

Released: November 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook November 1999

Released: November 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook November 2000

Released: November 1, 2000

Agricultural Outlook November 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 25 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Release of summary for the December 2001 issue: November 20, 2001. Release of complete text-only version: November 21.
ERSAO286 Published: November 2001 Released: November 5, 2001

Agricultural Outlook November 2002
Agricultural Outlook will be published through December 2002 by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. AO presents in-depth analyses of food- and agriculture-related topics and short-term outlook articles on commodity markets and food prices. Each issue includes 30 pages of data on individual commodities, farm income, the general economy, agricultural trade, and related issues. Materials may be reprinted without permission.

Notice to readers: Agricultural Outlook will be replaced by a new ERS magazine to begin publishing in February 2003. The new magazine will cover the full range of ERS's research program. It will be available in print and also as an e-zine that will be updated with new material between publication dates. AO tables will continue to be published on the ERS website.
AO296 Published: November 2002 Released: November 1, 2002

Agricultural Outlook October 1997

Released: October 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook October 1998

Released: October 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook October 1999

Released: October 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook October 2001
AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions. Each issue includes 25 pages of data on individual commodities, the general economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices received and paid by farmers, per capita food consumption, and related issues. AO is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Materials may be reprinted without permission. Contents have been approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board.
ERSAO285 Published: October 2001 Released: October 1, 2001

Agricultural Outlook September 1997

Released: September 1, 1997

Agricultural Outlook September 1998

Released: September 1, 1998

Agricultural Outlook September 1999

Released: September 1, 1999

Agricultural Outlook September 2000
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  • Brief: Field Crops: Harvested Durum Area to Be Largest Since 1982; 59 kb
  • Brief: Livestock: Hog Producers Plan Modest Expansion; 49 kb
  • Brief: Technology: On the Upswing--Online buying & Selling of Crop Inputs; 42 kb
  • Prices for Bumper Soybean Crop Hinge on China's Imports; 97 kb
  • Weak Prices Test U.S. Sugar Policy; 103 kb
  • Confined Animal Production Poses Manure Management Problems; 1,074 kb
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  • Transportation Bottlenecks Shape U.S.-Mexico Food & Agricultural Trade; 179 kb
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    ERSAGO274 Released: September 1, 2000

    • Agricultural Outlook September 2001
    AO is the main source of USDA's farm and food price forecasts. AO emphasizes the short-term outlook for all major areas of the agricultural economy. It also presents long-term analyses of such issues as U.S. agricultural policy, trade forecasts and export-market development, food safety, the environment, and farm financial institutions.
    ERSAGO284 Published: September 2001 Released: September 6, 2001

    Agricultural Outlook September 2002
    AO addresses a broad spectrum of agriculture-related issues. It provides short-term outlook articles on commodity markets and food prices. It also presents in-depth analyses of U.S. agricultural policy, trade and export markets, food production and safety, the environment, the rural economy, and farm financial institutions.
    AO294 Published: September 2002 Released: September 1, 2002

    Agricultural Outlook Special Reprint: Agriculture in the New Central Europe. - By order only

    ERSAGES9205 23 pp Released: February 1, 1992 $23.00

    Agricultural Outlook: Farm Sector Statistics, 1962-91. - By order only

    Thirty-two tables summarize 30 years of useful statistics from ERS' popular Agricultural Outlook: U.S. gross domestic product; foreign economic growth; index of prices received and paid by farmers; consumer and produce price indexes; price spreads and marketing costs; U.S. meat, egg, and milk supply and use; and more.
    ERSAGO931 55 pp Released: September 1, 1993 $27.00

    Agricultural Performance in Eastern Europe, 1988. - By order only

    ERSAGES8938 27 pp Released: August 1, 1989 $23.00

    Agricultural Pesticide Use Trends and Policy Issues - By order only

    Pesticides used on major crops increased from 225 million pounds of active ingredient (the material in a pesticide that controls pests) in 1964 to 558 million pounds in 1982. Rapid growth in the use of herbicides led that dramatic increase. Farmers increased their use of pesticides on corn and soybeans to a greater extent than on other crops during that period. Insecticide use on cotton fell, probably because pyrethroid insecticides, which are applied at low rates, were introduced in the late 1970's. Since 1980, pesticide use has stabilized or declined. Regulatory decisions that removed pesticides from the market if health or environmental risks outweighed the economic benefits may have reduced the variety of pesticides available to farmers. But, those decisions apparently have not slowed the growth of pesticide use.
    ERSAER622 96 pp Published: September 1989 Released: September 1, 1989 $29.50

    Agricultural Policies and Performance in Central and Eastern Europe, 1989-92 - By order only

    Finds that changes in central and eastern European agriculture in the past 3 years have meant post-reform surpluses rather than the usual tight supplies or outright shortages, but also poor farm financial performance under new terms of trade, unresolved land and asset ownership issues, and depressed demand.
    ERSFAER247 80 pp Published: February 1993 Released: February 1, 1993 $29.50

    Agricultural Policy Reform: Issues and Implications for Africa - By order only

    Examines the pattern of government intervention of nine African nations during 1982-89: Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
    ERSFAER250 144 pp Published: September 1993 Released: September 1, 1993 $36.00

    Agricultural Policy, Trade, Economic Growth, and Development. - By order only

    ERSAGES8919 191 pp Released: May 1, 1989 $44.00

    Agricultural Production Functions Estimated From Aggregate Intercountry Observations: A Selected Survey. - By order only

    ERSAGES9132 22 pp Released: June 1, 1991 $23.00

    Agricultural Statistics of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, 1965-85 - By order only

    This bulletin contains 110 tables with data on land use, farm structure, population, farm machinery, fertilizer deliveries, crop production, livestock inventories and production, and per capita consumption of selected foods from 1965 to 1985. Countries covered are the USSR and the seven Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
    ERSSB778 140 pp Published: July 1989 Released: July 1, 1989 $36.00

    Agricultural Statistics of the Former USSR Republics and the Baltic States - By order only

    This bulletin's 259 tables cover land use, farm structure, population and labor force, inventories, deliveries and scrapping rates of farm machinery, availability and use of mineral fertilizers, per capita annual consumption of selected food products, and area, yield, production, and procurement of selected crops.
    ERSSB863 252 pp Published: September 1993 Released: September 1, 1993 $54.00

    Agricultural Statistics of the People's Republic of China, 1949-90 - By order only

    This report contains 285 tables of agricultural statistics for China, covering land use, population, labor force, gross value of agricultural output, agricultural investment, crop production, crop sown area, state procurement, livestock inventory and slaughter, animal product output, input production and use, costs of production, and consumption.
    ERSSB844 332 pp Published: December 1992 Released: December 1, 1992 $60.00

    Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Developing Countries. - By order only

    ERSAGES9042 46 pp Released: May 1, 1990 $25.50

    Agricultural Trade, Agreements, and Disputes in the Western Hemisphere. - By order only

    ERSAGES8928 43 pp Released: June 1, 1989 $25.50

    Agricultural Use of Federally Supplied Irrigation Water, 1979-86 - By order only

    This bulletin reports that the Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec) has been instrumental in developing the western river basin for irrigation water supplies and other purposes. In the last decade, the BuRec has not initiated any new wtaer development projects, opting instead to complete and manage existing projects.
    ERSSB788 80 pp Published: December 1989 Released: December 1, 1989 $29.50

    The Agricultural Work Force of 1987: A Statistical Profile - By order only

    About 7.7 million people aged 14 and older were employed on U.S. farms at some time during 1987. Almost 2.5 million persons were hired farmworkers, 2.8 million operated farms, and about 3.6 million were unpaid farmworkers. Over 1 million, or 13 percent of the agricultural work force, engaged in more than one of these agricultural occupations during the year. Almost half of all operators and hired farmworkers did nonfarmwork at some point during 1987. Almost 70 percent of all unpaid workers did nonfarmwork during the year. Of the 5.4 million households containing an individual who did agricultural work during 1987, about 4.3 million were headed by a farmworker.
    ERSAER609 40 pp Published: May 1989 Released: May 1, 1989 $25.50

    Agriculture and the Environment in the European Union - By order only

    Examines some of the agriculture-related environmental problems confronting the European Union. Also describes the recent trends of agrichemical use in the EU and regional similarities and differences in environmental concern.
    ERSAIB708 24 pp Published: October 1994 Released: October 1, 1994 $23.00

    Agriculture in a North American Free Trade Agreement: Analysis of Liberalizing Trade Between the United States and Mexico - By order only

    Provides background information and analysis on the agricultural aspects of a hypothetical North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in which all barriers to trade are removed.
    ERSFAER246 180 pp Published: September 1992 Released: September 1, 1992 $44.00

    Agriculture, Trade, and the GATT: A Glossary of Terms - By order only

    A practical guide to terms associated with the negotiations on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
    ERSAIB625 64 pp Published: June 1991 Released: June 1, 1991 $27.00

    Agriculture-Related Employment: Farm Commodity Programs and Rural Economies - By order only

    Describes the modern food and fiber complex and Government commodity programs and how they affect nonmetro economies and employment.
    ERSAIB613 16 pp Published: September 1990 Released: September 1, 1990 $23.00

    Alternative Definitions of Farm People. - By order only

    ERSAGES899 36 pp Released: March 1, 1989 $25.50

    An Alternative for Reducing Federal Crop Insurance Program Losses - By order only

    The Federal crop insurance program saw indemnities exceed premiums by $2.5 billion in the 1980's, a decade of widespread drought and rapid growth in insurance participation. This excess loss, after small surpluses for most of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's history, masks the wide variation in performance among crops and regions. More than half of program excess losses were for soybeans (mostly those produced in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi) and wheat (mostly that produced in Montana and North Dakota). An alternative method of crop insurance, with payments based on yield losses in a geographic area rather than those experienced by individual producers, may help to reduce excess losses. A pilot program using such a method is being tested for soybeans.
    ERSAER668 28 pp Published: May 1993 Released: May 1, 1993 $23.00

    Alternative Measures of Farm Output to Classify Farms by Size - By order only

    Classifying a farm's size based on its value of production may give a more accurate picture of farm output and size than does the currently used gross sales measure which does not account for changes in inventory. Value of production measures incorporate inventory adjustments. If inventory is held back to a later year, for example, an otherwise large-size farm could be classified into a much smaller sales class. Such a measure may provide a more accurate indication of the business performance of farms, and aid agricultural businesses to know their farm markets better.
    ERSTB1749 32 pp Published: January 1989 Released: January 1, 1989 $25.50

    Alternative Opportunities in Agriculture: Expanding Output Through Diversification - By order only

    Finds that developing new crops or products could raise farm income and reduce government subsidies, the trade deficit, and the potentially adverse environmental effects of farm production.
    ERSAER633 28 pp Published: May 1989 Released: May 1, 1989 $23.00

    Analysis of Financial Performance of Federal Land Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Farm Credit Banks, and Related Associations, 1986-89. - By order only

    ERSAGES9117 24 pp Released: April 1, 1991 $23.00

    Analysis of the Recent Surge in Consumer Debt in Rural Areas. - By order only

    ERSAGES9030 40 pp Released: April 1, 1990 $25.50

    Animal Feeds Compendium - By order only

    Analyzes production, distribution, marketing, trends in supply and demand, and relative value of many commercially important feedstuffs.
    ERSAER656 172 pp Published: May 1992 Released: May 1, 1992 $41.00

    Apple Import Demand: Four Markets for U.S. Fresh Apples - By order only

    This report presents the results of an econometric analysis of four U.S. overseas apple markets and explores competition in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
    ERSAER641 24 pp Published: December 1990 Released: December 1, 1990 $23.00

    Approaches to Modeling Retail-Farm Price Spreads and Derived Demand Relationships for Food Commodities: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography. - By order only

    ERSAGES9136 35 pp Released: July 1, 1991 $25.50

    Are Farmer Bankruptcies A Good Indicator of Rural Financial Stress?
    ERS AutoFAX Document # 41106.

    Are Revolving Loan Funds A Better Way to Finance Rural Development?
    ERS AutoFAX Document # 41105.

    Asian Financial Crisis: Effects on U.S. Agriculture. - By order only

    ERSAGES9805 34 pp Released: November 1, 1998 $25.50

    Aspects of Farm Finances: Distribution of Income, Family Income, and Direct Payments, 1986 - By order only

    Farm program commodities are grown on farms with greatly differing input, output, and cost and income relationships. Financial conditions are thus widely diverse. The Farm Costs and Returns Survey of 1986 of the Economic Research Service has provided significant data on this diversity. For example, income is concentrated on large farms. Losses, however, tend to be distributed over many small farms. Direct income support for program commodities is also concentrated on large farms, which also are the major producers. Assets and debts tend to be associated with farms that are most able to repay debt. Farms with the highest value of sales and the highest gross family cash income tend to have the highest income-to-asset ratios. Conversely, farms with sales under $40,000 yield very low incomes relative to assets. Negative incomes (that is, losses) were found in 1986 for about 11 percent of farm families even when off-farm incomes were added in. Nevertheless, in that year, 27 percent of farm families had a total family cash income of over $40,000.
    ERSAER630 28 pp Published: April 1990 Released: April 1, 1990 $23.00

    Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Small Communities. - By order only

    ERSAGES9140 19 pp Released: August 1, 1991 $23.00

    Asymmetric Price Interactions in Pork and Beef Markets - By order only

    Uses endogenous switching regressions to model farm, wholesale, and retail price interactions for pork and beef. The model estimates reveal that pork and beef price movements tend to by asymmetrical. That is, they increase faster than they decrease. The model's estimates also imply that the wholesale price is the first price to react to supply and demand shocks in beef and pork markets. Pork model estimates imply that retail and farm price changes also affect the wholesale price.
    ERSTB1769 32 pp Published: December 1989 Released: December 1, 1989 $25.50

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