New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows food service sales lagged the pace of broader economic recovery in June. Total retail sales increased 7.5 percent from the prior month and marked a 1.1 percent increase from June 2019. Conversely, food service sales increased 20 percent from May as states eased lockdown requirements and vacationing started over Memorial Day weekend. However, food service sales are still down 26 percent from June 2019. Grocery store sales fell 1.5 percent from May as consumer stockpiling eased and high meat prices curtailed consumption but remained 11.6 percent above year-ago levels.
Relevant for WPI clients is the implication that meat packers will continue to focus on producing products for the gro...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
