Other Information

• Agra-Net - Serving the global agrifood industry.
• China’s Rising Fruit and Vegetable Exports Challenge U.S. Industries, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA, 2006 - China’s fresh vegetable sales to Japan and other Asian markets compete directly with U.S. products.
• Commercialization of Food Consumption in Rural China, ERS, USDA, 2005 - This study indicates that reliance on self-produced food has fallen since the mid-1990s as rural households purchase an increasing share of their food.
• Convergence in Global Food Demand and Delivery, ERS, USDA, 2008.
• Disease-Related Trade Restrictions Shaped Animal Product Markets in 2004 and Stamp Imprints on 2005 Forecasts, ERS, USDA, 2005 - Disease outbreaks and related trade restrictions that affected U.S. animal product markets and exports in 2003 continued to constrain markets in 2004.
• Exporter's Assistance, Agricultural Transportation, Ag Marketing Service (AMS), USDA.
• International Marketing Overview, AMS, USDA - This site contains a variety of USDA international resources. 
• New Directions in Global Food Markets, ERS, USDA, 2005 - Consumer preferences are driving changes in global food supply chains, including growth in private label sales and expansion of multinational retailers and manufacturers in developing countries.
• Office of Agricultural Affairs, United States Trade Representative.
• Organic Products, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USDA - This Web site offers information on the international marketing of organic products.
• Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, ERS, USDA.
• Structure of the Global Markets for Meat, ERS, USDA, 2003 - This study reviews the determining factors related to meat trade.
• U.S. Agricultural Trade, ERS, USDA.
• U.S. Food Import Patterns 1998-2007, ERS, USDA, 2009. This report indicates faster import growth trends for consumer-ready foods such as fruit, vegetables, meats, seafood and processed food products.

Links checked February 2011.