…same time, challenges including a global pandemic, logistical failings, and economic pressures have created difficult market conditions. PAGG notes that industry-wide revenue has been halved “despite an increase in acreage,…
CDFA Seeks Comments on Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Priorities
…Agriculture in the administration of the program. The program aims to address disruptions in the food supply chain caused by external events like COVID-19 and shipping delays. The program focuses…
U.S. Consumers’ Food Spending Hit Record High in 2022
…and 2009 during the Great Recession and in 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. Food spending includes food at home, described as food intended for off-premises consumption from retailers such as…
U.N. Says More People Facing Hunger
…world are facing hunger since 2019 due to COVID-19 and repeated weather shocks and conflicts like the war in Ukraine. That’s according to the latest “State of Food Security and…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 07-10-23
…and wine demand shifting back to pre-pandemic consumer trends. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Danielle…
Applications Open for AFTs Brighter Future Fund
…The Brighter Future Fund was launched in 2020 to help farmers launch, grow, and sustain farms despite forces impacting the food and agricultural system, including COVID-19, changing markets, and severe…
USDA: SNAP Payment Error Rates Rise
…went from 7.3 percent in fiscal year 2019 to 11.5 percent in fiscal year 2022. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) says from 2022 to 2022, states were providing pandemic-related…
Almond Update: Industry Ups and Downs Highlighted in Almond Journey Podcast
…coming after the pandemic.” On the plus side, the slowdown within the supply chain has been working itself out. However, a drop in general consumption due to inflation is largely…
Food Prices Rise Slightly in May
…but are still much higher than the prices were before COVID-19. Food prices have risen 6.7 percent higher during the past 12 months. After rising 0.5 percent in April, fruit…
Grocery Inflation Cooling
…where it was before the pandemic. Still, Gamble points out that grocery inflation is a sample of how things are overall. “Grocery inflation is important because it’s 1/10 of the…
Producers Still Have an Opportunity to Apply for USDA Revenue Loss Programs
…the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP). Originally, the deadline for applications had been June 2. Application assistance is also being afforded to producers…
Bill Incentivizes Use of Cover Crops
…also lower the long-term cost of crop insurance by making the Pandemic Cover Crop Program permanent, authorizing additional funding for technical assistance in accessing the Good Steward Cover Crop Program,…
Food Spending Decreased Unevenly Across States in 2020
Trends in food spending across the U.S. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States disrupted the food industry in 2020, according to…
EIA Expects Less Electricity Demand this Summer
…and the western United States should also increase electricity generated from hydropower during the coming months. EIA expects U.S. retail electricity costs will remain higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic….