President Donald Trump defended his actions to end a “bottleneck” in the food supply, but legal experts differed over whether an executive order aimed at ensuring meatpackers keep operating amid … Read More

Sales of snacks have surged as people confined to their homes by coronavirus lockdowns turn to grazing on processed food to get through the day, food companies say—a reversal of … Read More

The Trump administration is weighing whether to extend by one year some China tariff exclusions, a move that would offer some relief for U.S. businesses navigating the fallout from the … Read More

– A day after Donald Trump’s unprecedented executive order to keep meat plants running, one more shut down. Another opened back up — but only to cull animals that can’t … Read More

Feeding America is launching an ad campaign urging Congress to include an across-the-board food stamp benefit increase in the next Covid-19 relief package as more and more Americans file for … Read More

The increase in online food purchases that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown will likely persist, affecting the cold storage sector, according to a new report from the commercial real … Read More

– China remains “very, very committed” to meeting its commitments under a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, despite the unprecedented economic and health impacts of the new … Read More

Organizers say Palatine’s long-running summer farmers market will serve as a test of sorts when it opens for the season Saturday under restrictions aimed at operating safely during the COVID-19 … Read More

The coronavirus outbreak has created multiple shortages as businesses shut down to maintain social distancing and quarantine orders. As the production of ethanol plants decreases, the amount of carbon dioxide … Read More

Underreporting of African Swine Fever, the deadly disease that in 2019 killed about 25% of world’s hogs is rampant, USDA says. (Wall Street Journal)