Record-high U.S. strawberry production in 1993 and another large crop anticipated in 1994 continue the growth trend that began in the 1970's. California produced nearly 80 percent of the U.S. crop on less than half of the strawberry acreage due to higher output per acre than other States. Grower...

This report presents State-level peai1ut production cost and return estimates for the 1991 production year obtained from the USDA's Farm Costs and Returns Survey, along with coefficients of variation for each cost item. Per-acre costs are highly variable among States due to differences in...

Indices of total and per capita agricultural and food production for 1976-85 al1d production data for 1976-85 are presented for 111 countries, 12 regions, and the world. Production and food indices are calculated using Laspeyres' base-weighted aggregate formula. Selected production data are...