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The inspections of ships hauling grain out of Odesa ports will stop today as United Nations officials scramble to try to convince Russia to resume participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. A UN spokesman said Tuesday the stop to inspections was planned to last just one day.

The North American Meat Institute conducted its first-ever continuous improvement report, setting a baseline for the meat industry to measure progress on sustainability goals.

Russia announced on Saturday that it was suspending its involvement in the agreement that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain and other commodities from its Black Sea ports. The UN estimates the Black Sea deal has saved 100 million people globally from extreme poverty.

Executives with oilseed giant Bunge say the growing global demand for biofuels will continue to support the soybean sector for some time.

Archer Daniels Midland company CEO Juan Ricardo Luciano said in the company’s third-quarter earnings call Tuesday that low water levels on the Mississippi River will likely reduce soy exports from North America.

USDA-FNS authorized $3 million to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute to work with six retailers in Alabama, California, Georgia and South Dakota to implement at 116 locations its Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects to encourage increased consumption of healthy dairy products.

USDA is awarding $64 million to 185 grants through its Local Agriculture Market Program’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs and Regional Food System Partnerships to expand the availability of locally grown agricultural products and expand regional food systems.

USDA economists are increasing their estimate of food price inflation this year and for 2023, saying that prices will rise more slowly next year but still above the historical average.

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington state alleging price-fixing in the broiler chicken industry.