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USDA head Sonny Perdue was recently asked about the coronavirus pandemic, and the effect it has had on country, both farmers and everyday Americans. "Every crisis has its own language if you think about it and who in America thought about food supply chain prior to now ... Read More ...

A very important link in the American food-supply chain is restaurants, which are looking at new temporary ways of doing business to stay afloat. As traditional grocers struggle to keep up with increased demand brought on by COVID-19, restaurants are turning to grocery sales to make ends meet ...

Grocery stores and the food chain across the nation are adapting to the new normal, with shelter in place and work from home orders across the county. Doug Baker, industry relations vice president at The Food Industry Association, says in a blog post, "the industry is rewriting the playbook on crisis response in real-time ...

Consumers are ordering more goods and groceries online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grocery Dive, a web-based grocery industry publication, reports 31% of U.S. households have used online grocery services over the past month. Out of those surveyed, 26% of consumers report using grocery delivery and pick-up services for the first time, and 39% of 60 and older consumers say the same ...

Antibiotic use in human and animal health is passionate topic.  With so many labels out there claiming to be antibiotic free, the consumer is left wondering if the food they are purchasing is safe.   “All of the food at the grocery store, is antibiotic free," said Sarah Howard is Vice President of the King/Pierce County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.  "We have so m...

With just a few weeks remaining in 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it looks like grocery prices will be up 1% on the year.   "We're expecting prices in increase between 0.5%-1.5% in 2020 as well," said USDA economist Gianna Short.  Sh...

It may be similar to watching grass grow, but food prices at the grocery store nationwide are climbing.  But it's happening in very small increments.  For example, last week's new consumer price index which covers October 2018 to October 2019.   ...

According to the USDA, American consumers spent $1.71 trillion on food and beverages in 2018.  Economic Research Service said spending at food-away-from-home establishments, restaurants, school cafeterias, sports venues, and other eating places, accounted for 54.4% o...

Some years, watching the food price trends from the USDA can be exciting (well exciting by economist standards).  But this year’s trends, according to Gary Crawford, is a boring steady as she goes kind of report.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com      ...

When we started 2019, USDA economists had predicted that food prices at the grocery store would increase, on average 1%-2%.  However, over the past couple of months, the forecast has been trimmed.   "We're expecting 2019 prices to increase between half a percent and 1-1.5%"   ...