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93 - 9 - Key Findings ( D4,$(!40B/'+(B+"*,1'$(0($%&&0+5(".(&09"+()#1,#-$( 0#1(+'30/'1(.0!/$(0#1()-%+'$(."%#1(.+"&("%+(0$$'$$&'#/(0#1( analysis of Erie County’s food system.
Consumption Production Processing & Wholesale Erie County is home to approximately 919,040 residents The population is dominantly White (80%), with a median age of 40 years old While the median household income has increased in the past decade, an increasing portion (14% in 2009) of the population lives below the poverty level Approximately 15 percent of county households use food stamps, totalling $200 million in food purchases in 2009 Total value of food purchased by WIC participants was $13 million in 2009 Only about a quarter of adults in Erie County (26%) eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day The average rates for obesity and diabetes are higher than the state average Erie County is food insecure Approximately 19 percent of Erie County is agricultural farmland, less than New York’s average About 98,000 acres of cropland in Erie County; over 12,000 farms in Erie County Nearly 85 percent of prime farmland in the county is not currently used for agricultural production Approximately 44 percent of all cropland is used to grow hay – the largest use of county agricultural land About 24,000 acres are used to grow corn for animals and people Comparison: ((Q+")/(B'+(0!+'(."+(.+%,/$(0#1(*'-'/023'$f(WZE`\\ ((Q+")/(B'+(0!+'(."+(!"+#f(WZ^^ Top 4 expense categories for farmers: labor, utilities, animal feed and depreciation Average expenses per farm: $78,000 White farmers constitute 97 percent of all farmers, with an average age of 57 years old Average processor income: less than $100,000 Recently, there has been a net decrease in the number of food processing establishments Bakeries and tortilla manufacturers remains the largest food processors within Erie County, followed by animal slaughtering and grain and oilseed milling Food processors and wholesalers sold $6.91 billion in food products, 70.8% of all sales by food system operations Food processors are generally large square footage operations 94
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2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Darren Kempne
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List of Tables 1.1 Family & Nonfa
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8 Introduction
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Assessment of Current Conditions
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the county’s urban area. The ates
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health and social services” secto
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FOOD AFFORDABILITY Food is not even
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time period (See Table 2.1). The st
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soil fertility. 7 Over 48 percent o
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percentage has stayed near or above
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I. Farm Expenditures In 2007, the a
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food manufacturing—constituted le
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Appendix D - Bibliography A Albrigh
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Stern, Gloria. 1975. How to Start Y
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Table 2 - Weekly Food Cost per Pers
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Table 7 - Residence Within 10 Minut
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Table 10 - Food Service Retailing C
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Table 14 - Economic Characteristics
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