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| Liefert, William M.; Liefert, Olga; Vocke, Gary; Allen, Edward W.. |
| By 2019, Russia could become the world’s top wheat exporter, and Russian, Ukrainian, and Kazakhstan wheat exports collectively could more than double those of the United States. Growth in the former Soviet Union’s grain production and exports may increase world food availability and, in the near term, help mitigate global food security concerns. U.S. wheat production is leveling off, as U.S. producers shift acreage to benefit from competitive advantages in corn and soybeans. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121958 |
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| Buzby, Jean C.; Wells, Hodan Farah; Vocke, Gary. |
| To help Americans meet nutritional requirements while staying within caloric recommendations, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, and fat-free or low-fat milk or milk products. This report provides one view of the potential implications for U.S. agriculture if Americans changed their current consumption patterns to meet some of those guidelines. For Americans to meet the fruit, vegetable, and whole-grain recommendations, domestic crop acreage would need to increase by an estimated 7.4 million harvested acres, or 1.7 percent of total U.S. cropland in 2002. To meet the dairy guidelines, consumption of milk and milk products would have to increase by 66 percent; an increase of that... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Dairy; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Dietary recommendations; Food; Food consumption; Food production; Fruit; MyPyramid Food Guidance System; Vegetables; Whole grains; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7230 |
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