USDA DATA IS MARKET-FRIENDLY FOR CORN, BEARISH SOYBEANS
The U.S. old-crop corn supplies dip, soybean supplies left unchanged, creating mixed market reaction, according to the USDA. (Successful Farming)
The U.S. old-crop corn supplies dip, soybean supplies left unchanged, creating mixed market reaction, according to the USDA. (Successful Farming)
General Mills Inc., Campbell Soup Co., Unilever, and J.M. Smucker Co. are among food makers raising prices at supermarkets. Restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. have raised menu prices. Executives say they expect more price increases this summer as costs remain elevated for labor, commodities and transport. (Wall Street Journal)
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the United States,” claiming a broad array of stakeholders are seeing “destructive impacts to critical water bodies under the 2020 rule established under the Trump administration.” Ag stakeholders hope EPA Administrator Michael Regan can offer viable middle ground on what constitutes a water of the U.S. (Feedstuffs)
Dekalb County, Illinois, farmer turned her “field meals” into a recipe blog that has attracted thousands of fans. Deanne Frieders said she didn’t expect to marry a farmer, and had no idea what a field meal was when her husband asked if she wanted to help out. Now, her recipe blog, ThisFarmGirlCooks.com, has readers from as far away as Australia. (WGN Radio)
WCIA’s Harvest Heritage series usually focuses on a family whose heritage in agriculture is passed down from one generation to the next. But for this story, they’ll introduce you to farmer Larry Dallas, who shares his heritage with all other farmers, as well as non-farmers. (WCIA)
The world’s food-import bill is expected to climb to an all-time high this year, with the soaring cost of staples hitting poor nations particularly hard and threatening to fuel global inflation. (Bloomberg)