Restaurant sales were up in June, 6.6% above the pre-pandemic figures from February 2020, the National Restaurant Association said in a recent report.

The federal agencies responsible for inspecting agricultural imports at national ports of entry lack sufficient staff and training, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and have failed to document progress on their own strategic plan. These are among the findings of a Government Accountability Office report on imported agriculture inspections, released Tuesday.