Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: August 2016
The August 2016 quarterly USDA forecasts for agricultural trade in the United States in FY 2016 and 2017 are presented and discussed in this report.
Food Price Outlook
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is probably the most widely used indicator of changes in retail food prices. ERS regularly updates food price forecasts for the short-term period.
Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
The ERS Food Availability (per capita) Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption.
Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
The ERS Food Availability (per capita) Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption.
U.S. Households’ Demand for Convenience Foods
Over the last four decades, demand for “convenience foods” has grown in the United States, with implications for dietary quality and health. Changes in prices and total food spending drove most food purchasing between 1999 and 2010, but advertising affected purchases of fast-food meals and snacks. The amount of hours worked had little effect on demand.
Americans’ Eating Patterns and Time Spent on Food: The 2014 Eating & Health Module Data
This report uses data from the 2014 ERS Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey to describe Americans’ eating and other food-related time-use patterns, including grocery shopping and meal preparation.
Comparing National Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Data With Other National Food Surveys’ Data
Data from USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), the first nationally representative household survey to collect data on foods purchased or acquired during a survey week, are compared with data from other national-level, food-related surveys.
Where Households Get Food in a Typical Week: Findings from USDA’s FoodAPS
Understanding where U.S. households acquire food, what they acquire, and what they pay is essential to identifying which food and nutrition policies might improve diet quality. This report uses USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) to study where households acquired food during a 7-day period in 2012.
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.