Organic foods now occupy prominent shelf space in the produce and dairy aisles of most mainstream U.S. food retailers. The marketing boom has pushed retail sales of organic foods up to $21.1 billion in 2008 from $3.6 billion in 1997. U.S. organic-industry growth is evident in an expanding number...

This bulletin ,presents 1962-82 data on per capita food consumption, prices, nutrient availability,food expenditures and marketing costs, and U.S. income and population. Retail food prices in 1982 rose 4.0 percent, aggregate food consumption fell 0.4 percent, and personal food, consumption...

This report presents historical data on food consumption, prices, and expenditures, and U. S. income. and popu1at.ion. A retail price-weighted quantity index put the 1988 per capita food supply up 10 percent from 1967, as consumption of crop-derived foods outpaced consumption of foods from...

This report presents histoncal data on food consumption, prices, expenditures, and U S income and population In 1995, each American consumed, on average, 70 pounds more of commercially grown vegetables than 10 1970, 57 pounds more of grain products, 52 pounds more of fruit, 28 pounds more of...

This report presents historical data on food consumption, prices, expenditures, and U.S. income and population. In 1997 each American consumed, on average, 81 pounds more of commercially grown vegetables the.n in 1970; 65 pounds more of grain products; 57 pounds more of fruit; 32 pounds more of...

Retail food prices in 1984 rose 3.8 percent, aggregate food consumption r~se 1 percent, and personal food consumption. expenditures for food rose 7.0 percent from 1983. This bulletin presents 1964-84 data on per capita food consumption, prices, nutrient availability, food expenditures and...

Consumer demand for food is an important component of the structure within which various agricultural policies have been formulated. To provide a model for food consumption forecasts and analyses of food program effects, a complete set of food demand relationships consisting of direct-and...

This report presents historical data on food consumption, prices, expenditures, and U.S. income and population. In 1994, each American consumed, on average, 63 pounds more of commercially grown vegetables than in 1970; 63 pounds more of grain products; 49 pounds more of fruit; 25 pounds more of...

Per capita food consumption rose 2.2 percent in 1985 to a record high. Crop product consumption was up 3.4 percent, while animal food increased 1.4 percent. This bulletin presents 1965-85 data on per capita food consumption, prices, nutrient availability, food expenditures, and U.S. income and...