2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. [...]

U.S. Consumers have become increasingly concerned with health problems. Nutrition is one of the factors which directly affects health, thus credible nutritional informati [...]

An analysis of current and forecasted Mexican meat consumption and imports is presented at the table cut level of disaggregation. The results indicate that most Mexican c [...]

This paper analyses U.S. demand for fresh vegetable imports using a dynamic AIDS model. The commodities selected for the study include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and as [...]

The epidemic proportions of overweight and obesity prevalence have made it not only a public health threat, but also an economic problem. The high caloric density and inc [...]