School Food Service Programs and Commodity Market Support

Paul E. Nelson

No 330277, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Formal school food service programs add to the market for farm commodities. In school year 1977/78, sales of agricultural commodities were higher than they would have been without school feeding programs. This report presents food and commodity data under three alternative assumptions about the number of students who eat lunch. Under all assumptions, the total amount of commodities removed from the market without the programs was less than with them.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 172
Date: 1982-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.330277

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