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Food prices rose again in July, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. The food index increased 0.7% in July as five of the major grocery store food group indexes rose, and the food away from home index increased 0.8%. The index for food at home also rose 0 ...

Cargill and the Continental Grain Company Monday announced a joint-venture agreement to acquire Sanderson Farms, the third-largest poultry producer in the United States. The all-cash purchase totals $4.53 billion, or $203 per share, a 30.3% premium to Sanderson Farms’ share price of $155.74 on ...

Following President Biden's Executive Order, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced significant investments to expand the nation's meat and poultry processing capabilities. "At the Department of Agriculture we utilize $500 million dollars in the forms of grants, loans, loan guarantees and technical assistance, and planning assistance to assist those who are considering or thinking about developin

Chicken is in such high demand that U.S. restaurants and processing companies are having trouble keeping up. Supply challenges are hitting all sorts of chains that serve chicken, including bone-in chains, burger joints that sell chicken sandwiches, pizza chains selling wings, as well as traditional wing restaurants ...

Strong demand is fueling higher beef cattle prices this spring, that according to livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel. Peel said demand for all the meats is strong right now, especially for beef. “If you look across all the meats, beef, pork and poultry prices are all at the wholesale level running very strong. So, ...

When looking back on the first five months of fiscal year 2021, Ag exports to China has increased considerably. "China's purchases were $20.2 billion, up 182% from that same period in 2020." USDA Economist, Bart Kenner, said China is buying more of practically every major US crop ...

Like many sectors of agriculture in 2020, COVID-19 caused a big disruption to the poultry industry. Unfortunately, RaboResearch said the global poultry industry will face even more challenges in 2021, especially in the first half of the year ...

As 2020 draws to a close, the United States is busy working to improve things on the trade front for American farmers. There was a lot of talk in farm county this year about China, and what the country said it would buy, and what it was actually buying ...

Friday’s USDA Ag report shows the prices received by farmers nationwide increased for nearly every commodity in September. And as Gary Crawford explains that pushed the September Price Index Up 0.9% from August’s numbers, and roughly 1% higher than September a year ago. If you ha... Read More ...

According to numbers from the recent Organic Survey released by the USDA, sales of certified organic commodities increased 31% increase between 2016 and 2019. Livestock and poultry products, primarily milk and eggs, continue to be the top revenue generator, but only increased by only 12% during that three year time period ...