Participants of the Food Institute's webinar What's Ahead for Food Costs for 2007? gained important insights on what to expect for food-at-home, food-away-from-home and meat costs for 2007 and into 2008. USDA economist Ephraim Leibtag discussed the outlook for 2007 retail food prices, Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, shed light on the U.S. meat complex situation, while Raymond Owens from the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank discussed overall inflation and the U.S. economic condition. Jim Hertel from Willard Bishop, and Todd Hale from A.C. Nielsen, looked into how consumers and retailers will react..

Part I - The Outlook For Food Prices In 2007 (approximately 90 minutes)

• Food Price Outlook 2007 - Ephraim Leibtag, PhD, USDA Economist
• What's Ahead For The Meat Complex in Particular - Jim Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center
• A Look at Inflation and the Overall Economic Condition - Raymond Owens, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

Part II - The Reaction To Higher Food Prices (approximately 60 minutes)

• How Consumers Respond To Higher Food Costs - Todd Hale, Vice President, A.C. Nielsen
• What May Be Ahead For The Retailer? -Jim Hertel, Willard Bishop.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• A connection speed of 56kbps or higher is recommended.
• Microsoft Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Server2003 System
• Windows Media Player or Real Player
  
• Netspoke Conference player (included in download)
  

Rebroadcast, $99.00

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