My paper is divided in two parts. In the first I will attempt to provide a brief overview of the world food situation, with an emphasis on what has happened during the 1970's - the decade when many observers thought we were headed for a Malthusian crisis. In the second part I will discuss the...

My paper is divided into three parts. The first part contains a brief review of recent changes in the structure of the international economy. The second part briefly reviews the recent experience of Brazil in its relations to the international economy. The third section discusses some of the...

The average net farm income is $65,739 for the 60 farms included in the 1998 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. This is a decrease of 12% from 1997. Even though gross cash farm income increased, cash expenses also increased and inventory values...

The average net farm income is $66,412 for the 62 farms included in the 1999 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. This is an increase of 1% from 1998. Even though gross cash farm income increased, cash expenses and depreciation also increased and...

In the Southeastern Association the average accrual net farm income in 1996 was $67,579 for the 61 farms included in this report. The decrease is due to lower inventory levels since the increase in gross cash income was higher than the increase in total cash farm expenses. Even though this is a...

The average net farm income was $113,462 for the 46 farms included in the 2004 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. This was an increase of 32% from 2003. In constant dollars, 2004 was the most profitable year for association members in over twenty...

The average net farm income was $60,978 for the 59 farms included in the 2001 annual report of the Southeastern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. This was a decrease of 21% from 2000 (Figure 1). Even though gross cash farm income increased more than cash expenses, the decrease in...