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Concentrated Packers Are Reshaping Beef Industry
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (624+ words) PUBLISHED ON August 15, 2026 BILLINGS, Mont. — Citing historically low cattle inventories as its reason, Tyson Foods announced Thursday the closure of its Joslin, Ill., beef facility – a 3,000-head-per-day slaughtering plant; its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility; and the sale of its…...
Texas A&M Agricultural Economists: Expect Stable Meat Prices This Summer
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1033+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 27, 2026 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas shoppers heading to the meat counter this summer should expect beef prices to remain near record highs, but a new Texas A&M University report suggests the wild swings of last summer are…...
“Aginfluencers” Monetizing Farm Life
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (249+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 17, 2026 — Nebraska Farm Bureau LINCOLN, Neb. — The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) reports net farm income in Nebraska for 2023 surged to a record-setting $9.27 billion, $2.67 billion or 40 percent more than 2022 (Figure 1). Income last year exceeded the previous top of…...
A Perfect Storm of Factors Is Driving Up Produce Prices, but Shoppers Can Still Save
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1115+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 16, 2026 STARKVILLE, Miss. (THE CONVERSATION) — From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle. Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring tomato prices. They spiked by roughly one-fifth from…...
Delaware Cookout Costs Rise for Fourth of July Celebrations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (627+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 30, 2026 CAMDEN, Del. — Families planning Fourth of July cookouts may notice higher grocery prices this year, as inflation continues to impact food costs. According to the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual marketbasket survey, the average cost of…...
Hoosiers May See Lower Prices Ahead of Fourth of July
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (792+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 25, 2026 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana shoppers may see slightly lower prices than last year as they prepare for their Fourth of July cookout. Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual summer cookout market basket revealed Hoosiers are paying an average of $66.73 for a…...
Purdue Study: USMCA Helps Keep Food Prices Lower for American Families
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (442+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 8, 2026 According to the Purdue analysis, every 1% reduction in tariffs on food products corresponded with an average 2.8% decrease in consumer food prices over a decade. The study also warns that without USMCA, tariffs could rise by an average…...
Why Class III and Class IV Prices Have Diverged in Early 2026
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 8, 2026 Source: USDA AMS Announcement of Class and Component Prices (2026a). All values are confirmed published figures. Sources: USDA AMS Announcement of Class and Component Prices (2026a); USDA AMS NDPSR (2026b); CME Group (2026). What does affect the Class III pay price…...
Tomatoes Become Latest Symbol of America’s Affordability Squeeze
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (793+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 29, 2026 Prices for those red orbs have soared more than any other food product over the past year to cement a spot as one of the consumer headaches du jour. “The tomato has become a symbol of something…...
Farm Credit Mid-America Invests in Ag Futures
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 22, 2026 JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. — Through targeted investments in people, programs and partnerships, Farm Credit Mid-America is helping shape the future of agriculture and rural communities, as outlined in its 2025 Impact Report. The report details how more than $4 million in…...