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Food Traceability: One Ingredient in a Safe and Efficient Food Supply

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Savvy Buyers Spur Food Safety Innovations in Meat Processing

photo: plant in a rainfall Beyond Environmental Compliance: Stewardship as Good Business
photo - European coastal city A Historic Enlargement: Ten Countries Prepare to Join the European Union
Findings
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Markets and Trade

bullett Processed Products Propel Gains in U.S. Agricultural Exports

bullett Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling—Will It Benefit Consumers?

bullett U.S. Seafood Market Shifts to Aquaculture

Diet and Health

bullett Food Stamp Participation Up in 2003

bullett Market Incentives Raise Food Safety Bar

Resources and Environment

bullett Are Bankruptcies Behind the Drop in Farm Numbers?

bullett Is Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture Economically Feasible?

Rural America

bullett Growth of Hispanics in Rural Workforce

bullett Rural Homeownership Rising

 

bullett Using the 2003 Urban Influence Codes to Understand Rural America

Indicators

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

Value of U.S. processed HVP* ag exports by top destination, 2003 - Taiwan 2%, South Korea 7%, China 3%, EU-15 9%, Mexico 16%, Japan 18%, Canada 23%, Rest of world 22%  (HVP is High-value products)

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

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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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