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Worries of a possible rail strike have been growing in Washington amid ongoing concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.

Now that all eggs sold in California must come from hens living in cage-free barns, the industry is watching to see when, or whether, the investment required to meet the requirements pays off. California shoppers, meanwhile, are paying higher prices for eggs.

A majority of consumers blame pandemic-related disruptions for the sharp rise in meat prices that has taken place over the past two years, according to a new Purdue University survey.

The Biden administration is set to direct millions of dollars toward boosting the diversification of the nation’s meat processing capacity, but facilities planning on processing cattle could be timing their entry into the market at a difficult time.

Congress should be careful to avoid overbuilding processing capacity and instituting prescriptive marketing requirements as it studies its response to a pair of turbulent years in the beef industry, witnesses told a House Agriculture subcommittee Wednesday morning.

A survey of more than 3,000 American consumers shows beef is currently chosen about three times more often than plant-based alternatives. But while the plant-based presence in the market remains small, it is growing.

A turbulent couple of months for meatpackers and their employees has placed a fresh focus on the industry’s capacity to process the chicken, pork and beef on American dinner plates.