Government programs and subsidies regulate and support Japan’s large fruit-production sector, bolstering farm incomes … and output levels. Supply-management programs that target annual production levels for some fruits, in order to maintain … market prices, contribute to higher prices for consumers, although other programs aim to increase fruit consumption. Japan …

indicators of production, supply and disapppearance, and prices and costs. Each section, except Other Chicken, contains … statistical series describing production capacity such as flock size and chick or poult placements; supply and disappearance … tables contain estimates of production, exports, shipments, consumption, and other uses; and prices and costs tables contain …

Record-high U.S. strawberry production in 1993 and another large crop anticipated in 1994 continue the growth trend … acreage due to higher output per acre than other States. Grower and retail prices for fresh strawberries usually follow strong … seasonal patterns and are below average in April, May, and June. Retail prices for fresh strawberries have kept pace with …

Increased world agricultural production and lower prices helped depress U.S. agricultural exports for the first 7 … fruit and vegetable crops, and higher prices pushed U.S. farm product imports to $11.8 billion during the first 7 months, a …

Increased world agricultural production and lower prices helped depress U.S. agricultural exports for the first 7 … and vegetable crops, and higher prices pushed U.S. farm product imports to $11. 8 billion during the first 7 months, a 7 …

This statistical bulletin reports oilseed production, consumption, acreage, price, export, import, loan rate, and …

.S. farm production fell in FY 1985 to 17 percent, its lowest level in 13 years. The costs of commercial shipping services …, which transport most agricultural exports, influence exporters' profits and add 15-30 percent to the prices of exported …

fruits and vegetables. In general, both tariffs and nontariff phytosanitary measures are relatively small across high …