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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
The latest “Feeding the Economy” report shows that the food and agriculture sector was responsible in 2023 for $9.6 trillion of U.S. economic activity – $1 trillion more than in 2022.
Two of the nation's largest meatpackers have agreed to pay a combined $127.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegations that they participated in a conspiracy to lower meat industry wages.
National Farmers Union delegates this week debated a wide variety of policy reforms, including whether or not eligibility for commodity programs, crop and livestock insurance should be limited to small and mid-size farming operations.
USDA is struggling to manage sugar supplies amid soaring domestic and international prices and a drought that continues to devastate Mexican growers, slashing the amount they can export to U.S. food and candy manufacturers.
The state of America’s citrus industry is a tale of two coasts. Florida’s industry continues to reel from a devastating disease infestation and multiple hurricanes, and California has taken over as No. 1 in U.S. citrus production.
Supermarket prices were broadly steady in February as lower costs for dairy products, fruits, pork and chicken offset increases for beef, eggs, sugar and other products.
President Joe Biden is set to release his fiscal 2025 budget even as lawmakers are still trying to finish work on some of the biggest and most contentious of their FY24 spending bills.
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