As the year draws to a close, a recap of activities here on the blog is due. The five most viewed posts of 2021 were:
The “story of the year” had to be rise in retail food prices witnessed in the latter half of 2021. By at least one count, I was cited in 179 media outlets on the topic of food prices this year (see this piece I wrote for EconoFact for a summary of the issues at play).
Overall, there were over 86,000 page views on this site in 2021, and there were 42 new posts. In addition to the new posts mentioned above, there were a number of older posts that continued to attract high attention in 2021, including:
The evolution of American agriculture from 2016 (describes how U.S. agriculture the role of the USDA has evolved over time)
Where do people eat the most meat? from 2017 (interested readers might also want to check out this 2019 post Food Spending by State)
These 15 plants slaughter 59% of all hogs in the U.S. from 2020
Real world demand curves from 2016
My co-authors and I wrote 12 academic journal articles that have a 2021 publication date. These include:
Dennis, E.J., G.T. Tonsor, and J.L. Lusk. “Choosing Quantities Impacts Individuals’ Choice, Rationality, and Willingness to Pay Estimates.” Agricultural Economics. 52(2021):945-962.
Malone, T., K.A. Schaefer, and J.L. Lusk. “Unscrambling COVID-19 Food Supply Chains.” Food Policy. 101(2021):102046.
Neuhofer, Z. and J.L. Lusk. “Decomposing the Value of Food Labels on Chicken.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 53(2021):229-245.
Pappalardo, G., M. D’Amico, J.L. Lusk. “Comparing the Views of the Italian General Public and Scientists on GMOs.” International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56(2021):3641-3650
Lusk, J.L. and R. Chandra. “Farmer and Farm Worker Illnesses and Deaths from COVID-19 and Impacts on Agricultural Output.” PLoS ONE. 16(2021): e0250621.
Wahdat, A.Z., M.A. Gunderson, and J.L. Lusk. “Farm Producers’ Household Consumption and Individual Risk Behavior after Natural Disasters.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 50(2021):127-149.
Chenarides, L., C. Grebitus, J.L. Lusk and I. Printezis. “Food Consumption Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Agribusiness: An International Journal. 37(2021):44-81.
Chenarides, L., C. Grebitus, J.L. Lusk and I. Printezis. “Who Practices Urban Agriculture? An Empirical Analysis of Participation Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Agribusiness: An International Journal. 37(2021):142-159.
Tonsor, G.T., J.L. Lusk, and S.L. Tonsor. “Meat Demand Monitor during COVID-19.” Animals. 11(2021):1040.
Lusk, J.L., G.T. Tonsor, an L.L. Schulz. “Beef and Pork Marketing Margins and Price Spreads during COVID-19.” Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy. 43(2021):4-23.
Lusk, J.L. and G.T. Tonsor. “Supply and Demand Indices and Their Welfare Implications.” Q Open. 1(2021):1-22.
Ahn, S. and J.L. Lusk. “Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 103(2021):53-69
Next year, I’m looking forward to continuing to build out the data dashboards and products with the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability.
Hope you have a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2022!