Food Manufacturing Industry Study Released

Maybe this one slipped by you. Last August, the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a global study of the food industry. Two sections of the report strike me as interesting from an economic development standpoint. The first is the chapter on food manufacturing and the second is the appendices section. Both contain useful data. The food manufacturing section talks about merger and acquisition, capital investment and other trends in the industry. It's a worthwhile read. Get it here.