august 1998 ago 253 2 briefs field crops us soybean acreage increasing again for world rice trade soars to record specialty coffee prices coming down from highs 7 commodity spotlight wheat yield large stocks pressure mack n leath & edward w allen exports the asian financial crisis melons food angels gary lucier 14 agriculture mexican supermarkets spur new produce distribution system david skully john link debra tropp 17 research technology hard white changing color of william lin vocke 21 special article farmers are rapidly adopting biotech peter a riley linwood hoffman mark ash published by economic service department materials may be reprinted without permission current and back issues available on ers website internet at www econ ag gov epubs pdf agout ao htm contents have been approved agricultural outlook board summary released july 20 price quantity forecasts based 10 supply demand estimates subscriptions 50 per year 100 foreign address including canada order
