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Trade Data Show Value, Variety, and Sources of U.S. Food Imports 

U.S. food and agricultural product imports have been rising for decades. In fact, they increased from $41 billion in 1998 to $78 billion in 2007 in...

Converging Patterns in Global Food Consumption and Food Delivery Systems 

Converging Patterns in Global Food Consumption and Food Delivery Systems 

* Across countries and income levels worldwide, consumers are choosing to spend their additional income on some combination of increased quality,...

Global Agriculture and the Doha Round: Market Access Is the Key 

* Trade liberalization leads to economic gains for both developed and developing countries through more efficient use of resources as well as the...

Recent Meetings 

Rapid Spread of Supermarkets Changing the Pacific Rim Food System In May 2005, ERS, the Farm Foundation, and the Pacific Economic Cooperation...

Processed Food Trade Pressured by Evolving Global Supply Chains 

The last three decades have seen tremendous growth in sales of processed food-sales now total $3.2 trillion, or about three-fourths of the total...

Current Activities 

Allocating Resources to Manage Invasive Species and Pests As part of ERS's research program on the economics of invasive species, ERS and USDA's...

A richer world wants a richer diet 

A number of forces, such as income, urbanization and population growth, are changing the way the world eats. Of these forces, income-both its level...

U.S. food sector linked to global consumers - Statistical Data Included 

The fortunes of U.S. farmers and food processors are increasingly influenced by events in markets around the world. The importance of trade is not...

Consumer preferences and concerns shape global food trade 

Twenty years ago, bulk commodities that consisted primarily of grains and oilseeds accounted for most agricultural trade; however, in recent years...