Jumat, 11 Maret 2011

Distribution of the Food Dollar: The Farmer Gets Sixteen Percent

Patrick Canning has an updated USDA report out concerning the divvying up of food dollar's spent here in the U.S. The report was categorized into three sections, a bit differently than in past reports.The farmer was on the receiving end of 16% of the money spent on food in 2008 in the U.S.When the dollar is subdivided into ten major food industries, food processing accounts for 19%, food service