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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Supermarket prices were broadly steady in February as lower costs for dairy products, fruits, pork and chicken offset increases for beef, eggs, sugar and other products.
Grocery prices rose just 0.1% in December for the second month in a row and are up 1.3% year over year as food inflation continues to moderate, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.
A federal jury in Illinois has found two large egg producers and trade associations liable for conspiring to restrict supply and drive up egg prices, in a dispute the judge in the case said pitted “the nation’s egg makers against its egg breakers.”
As Congress prepares to write a new farm bill, animal welfare advocates are preparing to safeguard California’s Proposition 12 and similar laws regulating agricultural practices while also pushing to tighten standards for dog breeders, ban the export of horses for slaughter, and eliminate the last vestiges of animal fighting and dog racing in the United States.
The prospect of vaccinating against the spread of highly-pathogenic avian influenza has divided the nation's poultry industry groups as the Biden administration moves forward with plans to conduct vaccination trials this month.
USDA economists are increasing their estimate of food price inflation this year and for 2023, saying that prices will rise more slowly next year but still above the historical average.
Grocery prices jumped another 1.3% in July, led by continued increases for dairy products, baked goods and other items, and are up 13.1% over the past year, the largest increase in supermarket costs in more than 43 years.
Supermarket prices shot up a seasonally adjusted 1.4% in May, led by soaring costs for dairy products, and have risen 11.9% over the past 12 months, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.