A last-minute legislative deal to rewrite key sections of a voter-approved animal welfare law landed on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk on Monday, less than two weeks before the scheduled start of new regulations that could impact the availability of eggs and pork in Massachusetts. After House and Senate negotiators announced a deal on Sunday night, the branches… Continue reading Mass. Legislature passes animal welfare law changes, set to ease egg supply fears
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Coming Soon: The Great California Bacon Crisis
Soon Californians may have to come to grips with the consequences of their system of easy-to-generate popular ballot initiatives. By that I am not referring to the slim chance that Golden State Republicans will succeed in removing Governor Gavin Newsom from office via a recall vote on September 14. A more likely effect may arrive at year’s… Continue reading Coming Soon: The Great California Bacon Crisis
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
DES MOINES, Iowa — Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it all the more frustrating that she fears her breakfast-focused diner could be ruined within months by new rules that could make one of her top menu items —… Continue reading Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven’t seen in decades
The United States Department of Agriculture released an update to its Food Price Outlook for 2022 and found that nearly everything one might ingest – whether it comes from the grocery store or restaurant – is going up in price. And yes, that’s on top of the price increases consumers have already been forced to endure in… Continue reading Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven’t seen in decades
Food prices are going up: Here are items predicted to cost a whole lot more at grocery stores
After the United States saw record gas prices last month, consumers can also expect to pay more at the grocery store and dining out as food costs are expected to rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts. The USDA’s Food Price Outlook 2022, the agency’s Consumer Price Index for food which measures inflation, is up 7.9% from February 2021, the largest… Continue reading Food prices are going up: Here are items predicted to cost a whole lot more at grocery stores
Sorry shoppers, food prices are likely to keep rising. Here’s why.
Industry data show that Americans are spending more on food than before the pandemic. And in a sign of the times, that is driving up food prices amid the sharpest bout of inflation in the U.S in 40 years. “Customer demand continues to outpace our ability to supply products,” Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King told a… Continue reading Sorry shoppers, food prices are likely to keep rising. Here’s why.