…tight early-season supplies, U.S. consumers are seeing some higher melon prices. This year’s upcoming California almond harvest is forecast to bounce back to the 2.0- billion-pound mark due to increased…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…the cookout is up slightly (less than 1 percent), “Prices in the meat case are starting to look better from the consumers’ perspective,” said Veronica Nigh, an AFBF economist. “Retail…
July 4th Food Safety
…spending more time outside – away from the sink and equipment in the kitchen that help consumers keep food safe.” The Danger Zone is the temperature range between 40 °F…
Agri View: New Nut Champion
…can sell straight to consumers through farmers’ markets and online websites for retail prices or to accumulators, wholesalers and shellers for wholesale prices. Farmers shelling their pecans prior to selling…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
…different state labeling laws that would directly affect consumers, farmers and the entire food value chain, the letter said. “A Vermont-style on-pack only labeling mandate would mislead consumers and drive…
ASTA Supports GMO Labeling Agreement
…CEO Andrew LaVigne. “We commend the Senators for their efforts in reaching a common-sense compromise that works for the agriculture industry and consumers alike. The agreement will bring much-needed consistency…
Senate Biotechnology Compromise
…year ago, 275 House members voted on a bill to establish a voluntary nation-wide program that would give consumers access to information about their food, protect advancements in food production…
NMPF Pres. on Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on Food Biotech Legislation
…to provide information to consumers on foods made with biotechnology has resulted in a strong agreement. “We commend Sens. Pat Roberts and Debbie Stabenow for their efforts to produce this…
Agri View: GMO Law
…a fewer number of people than Brooklyn, or if they should just tell consumers in the country which of their products have GMO ingredients. Various trade associations, such as the…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…will have costly and lasting effects on the nation’s food supply chain. Pamela Bailey, Grocery Manufacturers Association president and CEO, said the coalition understands that consumers want more information about…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…produce industries are ignoring a striking market trend: American consumers are voting with their pocketbooks for produce with less pesticide. Yet EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ recognizes that…
Cage Free Egg
These days more consumers are making their voices heard about how they think farmers should produce crops and livestock. Cathy Isom looks into how consumer demand is changing the nation’s…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
…a billion consumers and help create more than 10,000 U.S. jobs tied to those pork exports. “TPP is the biggest commercial opportunity ever for the U.S. pork industry,” said Weber,…
Food Safe Technology
…industry as consumers begin to demand more natural ingredients and food processing aids. We will seek to determine what processes affect their stability, and how their activity against foodborne pathogens…