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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
USDA has finalized changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Tuesday that aim to boost fruit and vegetable consumption but include cuts to milk and dairy.
It’s long been a point of pride in American agriculture that the United States exported more than it imported in farm commodities, but that surplus has vanished and may not be coming back anytime soon.
A package of fiscal 2024 spending bills released by congressional leaders Sunday includes new provisions to address concerns about foreign acquisition of U.S. farmland and agribusiness interests and also provides full funding for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program.
Supermarket prices rose just 0.1% in November as lower costs for beef, pork and poultry offset higher prices for fruits, vegetables, cereals and bakery products, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
USDA is expanding and enhancing crop insurance product for fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops and considering some additional steps that could help address the sector’s priorities. But some additional funding and statutory authority may be needed in the next farm bill to make changes sought by growers, according to the Risk Management Agency.
Supermarket prices rose 0.1% in September as the increased cost of beef, pork and milk masked price declines in many other products. It was the smallest increase in the cost of eating at home since June.
The Food Safety Modernization Act imposed new regulations on imported fruits and vegetables but appears to have had little impact on Mexican exports to the United States, according to an analysis by USDA’s Economic Research Service.
