The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers food and nutrition assistance programs that promote fruit and vegetable consumption. But consumption remains relatively low among program recipients as well as among the general U.S. population. The perceived high cost of produce is often cited as a...

Higher commodity prices, especially for coarse grains and oilseeds, raised total U~S. agricultural exports to $24.1 billion during the first 7 months of fiscal year 1984, 13 percent over those of the same period in 1983. Winter freeze damage and the U.s. economic recovery helped push...

Increased world agricultural production and lower prices helped depress U.S. agricultural exports for the first 7 months of fiscal year (FY) 1985(October 1984-Apri1 1985). Increased consumer demand, freeze damage to F10rida f s winter fruit and vegetable crops, and higher prices pushed U.S. farm...

Increased world agricultural production and lower prices helped depress U.S. agricultural exports for the first 7 months of fiscal year (FY) 1985 (October 1984-April 1985). Increased consumer demand, freeze damage to Florida's winter fruit and vegetable crops, and higher prices pushed U.S. farm...

This bulletin provides an alternative approach for computing retail-farm price margins. Current published estimates of retail-farm price margins are calculated assuming that food markets are comprised of identical firms producing, in fixed-factor proportions, a homogeneous set of final food...

The economic development of South Korea is often considered a model for developing countries. We use 1975 and 1990 data in a general equilibrium framework with a highly disaggregated sector specification to evaluate the opportunity cost of its agricultural protection. We show that although...

The economic development of South Korea is often considered a model for developing countries. We use 1975 and 1990 data in a general equilibrium framework with a highly disaggregated sector specification to evaluate the opportunity cost of its agricultural protection. We show that although...