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Processing

Food processors transform raw agricultural and marine products into intermediate ingredients and final food products. ERS studies how the sector is organized, the technology employed, production costs, and promotion strategies. ERS examines how food processors respond to changing consumer demands and how processors' actions affect farm prices, retail prices, product variety and quality, and other performance dimensions.


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Effect of Food Industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Employment and Wages—Instead of commonly held views that mergers and acquisitions lead to fewer jobs, wage cuts, and plant shutdowns, empirical analysis in eight important food industries suggests that workers in acquired plants realized modest increases in employment and wages relative to other workers.

Current Issues in Economics of Food Markets—These reports synthesize economic analyses of the complex relationships in food markets of interest to officials responsible for public policy, industry decisionmakers, and researchers.

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