Trends in the School Market for Food

Martin Kriesberg

No 320524, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: The Nation's schools provide an important and rapidly expanding market for food. During the school year 1962-63, foods with a wholesale value of $929 million moved through lunchrooms in about 66,000 public elementary and secondary schools. Additional foods valued at $77 million were used in approximately 6,500 private schools offering food services. The school outlet, therefore, accounts for about $1 billion in foods. Five years earlier, public school lunchrooms were providing an outlet for foods valued at $597 million; thus there has been a gain, of $332 million or 56 percent over levels in 1957-58. Wholesale food prices rose about 6 percent during this 5-year period; hence, the increase was largely in the volume of food moving through this market.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8
Date: 1964-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320524

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