April 2005 issue of AmberWaves
Amber Waves Heading

United States Department of Agriculture | Economic Research Service Search   GO!  
Current Issue
All Issues
spacer Amber Waves Home

 

 Up Front
  Feature Articles

Findings

Gleanings
  Data Feature

Indicators

Profiles
 

About Amber Waves
  E-mail notices

ERS logo
USDA's Economic Research Service

 
AmberWaves April 2005 > Indicators > Research Areas
title "Indicators"

indicators home tabbehind the data tabresearch areas tabon the map tabin the long run tab
spacer
Markets and Trade


New organic product introductions are led by beverages, prepared foods, and snacks
Click image to enlarge


Fruits and vegetables remain the largest category of sales, accounting for 42 percent of organic food sales in 2003
Click image to enlarge
Diet and Health


Over half of tree nuts are eaten as snacks
Click image to enlarge

Adults favor eating tree nuts as nuts; children like desserts and baked goods with nuts
Click image to enlarge
Farms, Firms, and Households
 Rural America


Commercial farm households have higher wealth compared with all other households

Click image to enlarge

In the 1990s jobs increased faster in rural counties with retirement inmigration, recreation, and housing stress


Click image to enlarge

PDF icon Get all Indicators in Adobe PDF Format (406 kb)

red leaf rounded colored spacer
red leaf

This article is drawn from...

rounded color spacer

All outlook reports
Get recent releases, links to the latest data, an outlook release calendar, outlook-related special reports, and a brief overview of the outlook for U.S. agriculture.

AO tables
Get the statistical indicators formerly provided in Agricultural Outlook magazine.