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Agricultural shippers are warily watching the ongoing contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, fearing additional damage to a battered supply chain if the two sides don't reach an agreement in coming weeks.

The retail food industry just isn’t what it used to be, says Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute. Sarasin was one of more than a dozen speakers Wednesday at a day-long forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which explored the changes in the food industry and provided a look at where the industry is headed.

President Trump today suggested the “ultimate penalty” for drug dealers may be part of the solution to the opioid crisis and called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to bring lawsuits against manufacturers of the powerful and addictive painkillers.