Beef Prices Lead USDA Food Inflation Outlook Higher
WASHINGTON, DC – Beef and veal remain the biggest food-price outlier in USDA’s 2026 outlook, […]
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Kansas Labor Disruptions Raise Cattle Supply Chain Concerns
Labor disruptions at southwestern Kansas processing plants are raising concerns about cattle movement, producer costs […]
USDA Food Outlook Shows Moderate Inflation, Wide Swings
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA expects food inflation to remain moderate overall in 2026, but consumers […]
High Beef Prices Push Lower-Income Shoppers Toward Poultry
COLUMBIA, MO – Higher beef prices appear to be changing meat-buying patterns among lower-income single-person […]
Affordability Gains Ground In Consumer Protein Buying Decisions
LUBBOCK, TX – Affordability is becoming more important in consumer protein purchases, even as taste, […]
Food Inflation Forecast Keeps Pressure On Household Budgets
WASHINGTON, DC – Increasing food prices are keeping pressure on grocery budgets and food demand. […]
Holiday Cookout Costs Rise As Farmer Share Shrinks
NASHVILLE, TN – Fourth of July cookouts will cost more this year, but higher grocery […]
Food Spending Reaches $2.51 Trillion Across U.S. Markets
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. food spending continued to rise in 2025, underscoring how consumer demand, […]
Cold Chain Pressure Hits Perishable Producers And Consumers
NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers and ranchers tied to perishable food markets face growing pressure in […]
Farms Receive Smaller Share Of Each Food Dollar
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. farms received 11.8 cents of every dollar spent on domestically produced […]
USDA Sees Food Prices Rising Again In 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA expects food prices to rise again in 2026, with restaurant prices […]
Easter Spending Rises As Food And Candy Costs
NASHVILLE, TN – Record Easter spending highlights strong consumer demand, even as rising costs of […]
Farm Share Of Food Dollar Under Six Cents
WASHINGTON, DC – Farmers and ranchers continue receiving a small share of consumer food spending, […]
USDA Oils Report Shows Heavy Biofuel Feedstock Use
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s annual fats-and-oils report for 2025 shows large volumes of vegetable oils […]
Make America More Ground Beef Faces Economic Reality
LUBBOCK, TX – A proposal branded “Make America More Ground Beef” is being promoted to […]
Food Inflation Driven by Climate, Disease and Tariff Costs
NASHVILLE, TN – Food-at-home prices rose 2.2% in July compared to a year earlier, according […]
Cheeseburger Ingredient Costs Jump Eight Percent Year-Over-Year
NASHVILLE, TN – The cost to make a home-prepared cheeseburger rose by 8.1 percent from […]
Blame the Bird for More Expensive Thanksgiving Meal
According to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation basket survey, holiday meals this season will be more expensive. Specifically for Thanksgiving, the traditional meal – centered around turkey – will average almost $47.
Food Price Inflation Expected to Remain Through 2026
Higher feed costs may contribute to slower meat production growth in the U.S. in 2022 and subsequent years. That’s just one prediction from the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri.
Despite Some Cost Declines, Food Prices Increase Again
According to the latest Consumer Price Index released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the food price index increased 0.7 percent in July after rising 0.8 percent in June.
Americas Food Bill Falls to 60 Year Low
According to the Economic Research Service, the amount of money the U.S. consumer invested in food last year during the coronavirus pandemic fell to the lowest share in 60 years.
Panic Buying Contributed to Higher Retail Food Prices
Grocery store prices were 5.6 percent higher in June 2020 than during the same month one year ago and increased for every category except fresh fruits.