Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: May 2016
The May 2016 quarterly USDA forecasts for agricultural trade in the United States in FY 2016 are presented and discussed in this report.
Changes in Retail Organic Price Premiums from 2004 to 2010
Organic foods are one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the retail food market. This study applies a hedonic model to the Nielsen Homescan data from 2004 to 2010 to estimate the organic price premium for 17 products.
WIC Households' Food Purchases Using WIC Benefits and Paying Out of Pocket: A Case Study of Cold Cereal Purchases
WIC households incur no cost for WIC-approved foods, and economic theory suggests they may be less sensitive to prices when using WIC benefits than when paying out of pocket. ERS examines this assumption in a case study of WIC households' choices in purchasing cold cereals.