USDA is increasing the amount of healthy foods, including perishable fruits and vegetables, that stores must stock in order to become an approved retailer accepting SNAP or food stamp benefits. The goal is noble, but the desired outcome attracts some healthy skepticism. Activists Needlessly Cost Taxpayers Activists groups so effectively mislead consumers with their junk science that governments have to then spend money on new studies to ensure an accurate record. Anti-glyphosate groups last year charged that the herbicide can be found in the breast milk of lactating mothers. One group, calling itself Moms Across America but in fact just a shill that opposes GMOs and Monsanto, issued a report that it had found glyphosate in three out...
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What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...