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The National Restaurant Association says wholesale food prices remain on track to post their largest annual increase since 2014.
Foodservice spending at restaurants and bars totaled a record $67 billion last month. That’s up more than $1 billion from February despite analysts saying the issue of finding restaurant staff is holding back sales.
The pandemic may be easing, but the job market remains complicated.
The CDC recently announced new protocols for fully vaccinated people. Chip Flory discusses these new measures Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Senior Advisor to the White House COVID-19 Response Team.
As the Biden administration pushes to get 70% of all adults at least one dose by July 4th, it’s a goal that needs rural America’s help. But a new survey shows there’s still work to do in order to meet that goal.
Cotton prices have been on a rollercoaster ride this past year. The start to 2021 showed a story of improved prices, which is a dramatic change from just a year ago, as geopolitical issues also come into play.
The April farmland price index climbed to 78.6 — the highest level since 2012.
A new study from the University of California-Davis estimates 334,000 cases are attributable to packing plants. The study says that resulted in more than $11 billion in economic damage.
The COVID-19 forced more Americans to stay home. As a result, consumers opted to get a new pet, and that domestic and international pet food demand is showing up for sorghum producers.
This is the first time since last July that rural cases of the virus are occurring at a lower rate than in urban areas, says Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association.