Releases for the week of: December 07, 2015 to December 11, 2015
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New from USDA's Economic Research Service
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Topic: Amber Waves
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Amber Waves presents the broad scope of ERS research and analysis on the
economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America. The December 2015 issue includes articles on school meal costs, obesity rates among children, food access on tribal areas, and county typology codes.
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USDA provides meal reimbursements to local school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. ERS researchers
found that per-meal costs were affected by the location of the school food authority, its size, and the balance between the number of lunches and breakfasts it served.
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