Economic Brief

Brexit marked the beginning of a new era in European trade, with implications for global commerce as the United Kingdom has sought to broaden its import sources for agric [...]

Irrigation delivery organizations play an important role in the agricultural sector, particularly in the Western United States where nearly half of all water applied as i [...]

The retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural exports emerging in mid-2018 have been removed by all countries except for China and Turkey. The tariffs put in place b [...]

More frequent and severe weather events are projected with climate change. The U.S. Federal Government offers programs to help producers mitigate the financial impacts o [...]

School meals are typically served to children for free, at a reduced price, or at full price, depending on their household’s income. In response to the Coronavirus (CO [...]

U.S. food suppliers make claims about their production processes on food packaging that highlight attributes some consumers want while charging a higher price than for un [...]

The USDA’s 2019 Survey of Irrigation Organizations provides information on the quantities of water supplied to and delivered by irrigation water delivery organizations. [...]

Drought can have a major impact on irrigated agricultural production. This report summarizes information from USDA’s 2019 Survey of Irrigation Organizations about irrigat [...]

Water delivery and storage organizations allow irrigation water to be transported and stored for use by farmers and ranchers. This report reviews data on water storage, c [...]

The European Commission has proposed strategies that would impose restrictions on EU agriculture through targeted reductions in the use of land, antimicrobials, fertilize [...]