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During COVID-19 and the economic recession of 2020, the share of consumers’ disposable personal income spent on food dropped 10.1% from the previous year to 8.62%. The USDA said that’s the lowest share in the past 60 years. Disposable Personal Income is the amount of money that consumers have left to spend or save after paying taxes. The share ...

The share of U.S. consumers' disposable income spent on food decreased 10.1% during the pandemic last year. The share declined to 8.6%, the lowest share in the past 60 years, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The ...

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission voted to strengthen its enforcement of the Made in USA standard. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack responded, "American consumers depend upon accurate, transparent labels to obtain important information about the food they consume ...

According to the latest numbers from the National Retail Federation, consumers plan to spend an average of $179.70 this Easter, the highest figure on record. A total of 79% of Americans will celebrate the holiday and spend a collective $21 ...

For the first time in 20 years, the top three on the list of industries viewed most positively by Americans are 1.) farming and agriculture, 2.) the grocery industry, 3.) restaurants. Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange, says this is very encouraging news ...

Gunnar Aune, the current Washington FFA Secretary, says it’s important for the farming community to get in front of many of the biggest issues on the minds of consumers, and those not familiar with farming…such as GMOs, activism and more. If you... Read More ...

To help the meat processors across the state, many of which are relatively small in size, the Washington state Department of Agriculture has made pandemic relief grants available. The funds will go to help address expenses associated with improving capacity during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Randy Blach, CEO of Cattlefax, said demand for beef has come a long way in the past 20 years. He was a featured speaker during the recent Feeding Quality Forum sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef program. Blach noted the low in beef demand was basically 1998-2000 ...

The livestock industry continues struggling with many unknowns as packing plants try to reopen nationwide. Some of the biggest questions haunting the industry: will scared plant workers come back? Will there be enough personal protective equipment ...

Because of stay at home orders nationwide, consumers are staying home, eating at home, and that’s translated into many families purchasing more and more meat. Julie Anna Potts, North American Meat Institute President and CEO, said the demand is not a result of more people saying home and hording. ...