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  Who Regularly Uses the Nutrition Facts Label? Exploring Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Differences

  Daily intakes of calories, fats, alcohol, sugars, and sodium were lower among adults who regularly used the Nutrition Facts label and disparities were found in label use by sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, and geographic area.

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  U.S. Household Food Spending Post COVID-19 and the Implications for Diet Quality

  A combination of uncommon events—the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, food price inflation, and pandemic-related stimulus—induced significant changes in the types of foods purchased in the United States.

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  International Income and Price Elasticity Estimates: An Update

  This report provides estimates of income and price elasticities for aggregate consumption categories as well as food subcategories. Income and price elasticity estimates vary across consumption categories and income groups.

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  Growing Demand for Broken Rice for Feed and Food: The Implications for Global Trade

  Rice is one of the world’s most widely cultivated and consumed crops. Low-grade rice (or broken rice) has become an alternative substitute for animal feed, industrial processing, and blending into consumer products.

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  The Agricultural and Economic Value of Water

  This report describes the ways the economic value of water is determined. It discusses challenges and opportunities associated with measuring the economic value of water, including the complexity of the systems involved, the diversity of preferences and usage, and the uncertainty of water availability

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  Assessing the Recent Shift in the Price Relationship Between India’s and Global Grain Markets

  This report analyzes India’s trade restrictions and food programs following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and international grain and oilseed prices and domestic market prices before and after the start of a new policy framework.

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  Evaluating the Impacts of Projected Yield Changes on India’s Wheat and Rice Markets

  Using a computable general equilibrium model, this report indicates there will be yield increases for rice and wheat in India. This report addresses whether this positive impact on yield will be sufficient to continue to meet domestic food demand and maintain India’s exports.

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  Demand for Alternative Feed Grains for Broiler Production in an Era of Global Price Uncertainty: The Case of Sorghum

  With rising incomes and population, the demand for chicken meat is expected to increase, meaning there will likely be an increase in feed demand. This is an opportunity to increase the share of global sorghum exports for countries like the United States.

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  Manufacturers' Bids for Infant Formula Rebate Contracts, 2013–23

  This study summarizes trends in infant formula rebate contracts and examines factors that contribute to these trends. For contracts in effect in March 2023, WIC State agencies, on average, received rebates that exceeded manufacturers’ wholesale prices for their formula. This resulted in greater savings to WIC compared with previous contracts.

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  Nonfamily Farm Operations and the Households That Operate Them

  This report explores nonfamily farms, which make up about 2 percent of total U.S. farms from 2018-22. When compared to similarly sized family farms, nonfamily farms owned more acres, but their households have lower wealth, income, and debt.