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03/31/2022
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By Franz Walker
Kenyan researchers evaluate method of growing potatoes using air
Potatoes represent an important food security and cash crop in Kenya, but the scarcity of quality seeds is a persistent problem that hinders improvements in the country’s potato production. To try to address this issue, researchers evaluated whether five Kenyan potato varieties could be grown through aeroponics. The key to the study, conducted by researchers […]
06/24/2021
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By Franz Walker
Food prices on the rise in America as companies look to cover higher production costs
Across America, the food on people’s plates is getting more expensive as food companies pass along higher costs to consumers. A number of food makers, including General Mills, Campbell Soup, Unilever and J.M. Smucker are raising prices at supermarkets. Meanwhile, restaurants like Chipotle and Burger King are raising menu prices. According to company executives, prices are only going to increase […]
06/04/2021
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By Franz Walker
Meat-eaters paying the most as food inflation soars
Soaring food prices are affecting grocery shoppers all over America. Among those, the hardest hit are meat-eaters, who are bearing the brunt of the surge in prices. According to a Morning Consult survey of about 2,200 U.S. adults, one in three Americans say that they’re spending more on groceries than they were at the start of […]
05/27/2021
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By Franz Walker
Supply shortages drive inflation to record levels
Inflation signs are picking as worldwide supply shortages are leading to price increases in raw materials in recent months. A number of consumer-facing companies are warning that the shortages and logjams are forcing them to raise prices. According to a recent report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the supply disruptions caused by the […]
06/12/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus looms over fruit and vegetable growers, threatening yet more disruptions of the food supply
Outbreaks of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are emerging in U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants, causing officials to worry about further disruptions to America’s food supply. The outbreaks come after thousands of meat plant employees contracted the virus, which led to those plants shutting down. This resulted in shortages of meat in groceries around the […]
06/03/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus causes food prices to soar to record highs
The disruptions caused by the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused U.S. food prices to skyrocket to its largest monthly increase in 46 years. At the same time, analysts caution that prices will remain high for the time being. Meat prices, in particular, could remain high as slaughterhouses and meat processing plants struggle to maintain production while simultaneously implementing procedures meant to keep […]
05/08/2020
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By Franz Walker
Sysco warns of hard times ahead as coronavirus decimates restaurant industry
Sysco Corporation, America’s largest foodservice distributor, warned that coronavirus-related shutdowns of restaurants are leaving the industry in the worst state it has ever been in. The warning comes after the company reported a 6.5 percent decline in sales in its third quarter, which ended March 28 — one of its most significant quarterly reductions since 2009. […]
05/06/2020
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By Franz Walker
Coronavirus infections at meat plants are already leading to grocery shortages
As more workers test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in meat plants across America, production has been slow even as some facilities reopen; this has resulted in a shortage that has some grocers rationing supplies. The shortage has also caused prices for beef and pork to jump by more than 20 percent, even after President Donald Trump’s […]
05/01/2020
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By Franz Walker
Almost 900 workers test positive for coronavirus at Tyson’s meatpacking plant in Indiana
Nearly 900 workers have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in north-central Indiana, according to a report. The food processing facility at Cass County’s Logansport saw 890 people at the plant infected with the coronavirus after all of its 2,200 workers underwent testing. The facility, which produces 3 million […]
04/10/2020
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By Franz Walker
Florida farmers left with mountains of unsold food as coronavirus scrambles supply chain
Farmers in Florida are seeing mounds of fresh produce rot in fields as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on supply chains. The closure of restaurants, schools and theme parks nationwide due to the coronavirus outbreak has left farmers scrambling to figure out how to sell their harvest. Florida is America’s leader in harvesting tomatoes, green beans, peppers and […]
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