Higher prices and empty shelves have been one of the hallmarks of the shipping crisis, as a historic number of cargo ships wait off the coast of Southern California to bring goods to port and offload them. But the congestion has rippled through the goods movement chain and has also slowed California growers trying to get their products out of the country. (Sacramento Business Journal)

Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference in Glasgow have pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane to help slow climate change. (Reuters)

Agritourism isn’t just pumpkin patches and corn mazes. From a pick-your-own-flowers tour in Spring to Christmas tree and reindeer farms in late fall, over the last twenty years the sector has become nearly a year-round industry in Illinois. (WTAX)

Supermarket chains are revamping their operations to navigate persistent product shortages, expanding storage space and curbing discounts to make sure they don’t run out. (Wall Street Journal)  

Agricultural and business groups on Sunday largely stated their support for a deal struck by President Joe Biden’s administration and the European Union to dial back tariffs on EU steel and aluminum while also dropping EU’s retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods such as motorcycles and whiskey. (DTN)

October has had weather comparable to what is seen in all four seasons. Through it all, area farmers were working through the conditions to collect this year’s crop ahead of the winter. (U.S. News & World Report)