Other Information

• Comparing the Structure, Size and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains, Economic Research Service (ERS), 2010.
• Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, ERS, USDA - This government report, issued every other month, includes information on production, consumption, shipments, trade, prices received and more.
• Household Food Security in the United States, 2009, ERS, 2010 - Nearly 15 percent of the U.S. population were food insecure in 2009.  
• USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections, ERS, USDA - The Baseline Briefing Room provides long-run (10-year) baseline projections for the agricultural sector. Projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income and food prices.
• U.S. Produce Industry & Labor: Facing the Future in a Global Economy, ERS, 2010.

Links to Other Sites

• The Center for Food Integrity - This site provides information about the U.S. food system.
• Food Marketing: Consumers, Development, Manufacturing and Distribution, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - An overview of the U.S. food marketing system.
• Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, USDA - This is a USDA-wide effort to create new economic opportunities by better connecting consumers with local producers.
• National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA - Includes information on all reported and monitored agricultural production.
• National Food and Agricultural Policy Project, Arizona State University - This project supplies research and analysis of the implications of proposed policy changes and market developments. It includes crop projections and policy papers.

 Links checked February 2011.