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4th Of July BBQ Price Tag Increases
4th Of July BBQ Price Tag Increases
4th Of July BBQ Price Tag Increases
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Basket Survey, the average cost of a summer cookout for ten people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan said the overall cost for the cookout is up 17% year over year, for a variety of reasons. “One o...
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation against California’s Proposition 12. The law bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards. NPPC President Terry Wol ...
Grocers Allege Pork Price Fixing in Lawsuit
Grocers Allege Pork Price Fixing in Lawsuit
Grocers Allege Pork Price Fixing in Lawsuit
Leading grocery store operators ended 2021 with a lawsuit against the pork industry for allegedly conspiring to control the industry and raise prices. Kroger, Albertsons, Hy-Vee and others filed the lawsuit against Hormel, JBS USA, Seaboard Foods, Smithfield, Triumph and Tyson, among others last week ...
Meyer: Run On Meat Prices “Impressive”
Meyer: Run On Meat Prices “Impressive”
Meyer: Run On Meat Prices “Impressive”
USDA Chief Economist, Seth Meyer, said consumers are watching what he calls an "impressive run" on meat prices. "We had really fantastic meat demand in the United States. 2020 was a record high or capita use. So domestic consumption of meat was record high in 2020 ...
Is This Another Boom Time For U.S. Ag?
Is This Another Boom Time For U.S. Ag?
Is This Another Boom Time For U.S. Ag?
The USDA is forecasting net farm income this year the highest since 2013, while net cash income the highest since 2014. And USDA Chief Economist noted at that time, "We were kind of in that boom period there in terms of very strong farm income ...
NCBA, NFU Welcome USDA Product of USA Action
NCBA, NFU Welcome USDA Product of USA Action
NCBA, NFU Welcome USDA Product of USA Action
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Farmers Union support the top to bottom review of the Product of the USA label. The review, announced last week by the USDA, follows a vote to strengthen the regulation by the Federal Trade Commission. ...

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