Consumer Price Index
Feeding America, a farmer-to-food bank partnership, reminds farmers they have an important part to play and thanks them for their efforts to cull rising food insecurity across the United States.
Diesel prices are on the rise, posing a huge challenge for farmers as they navigate their operations through the beginning of harvest season for many key U.S. crops.
In a recent survey by Purdue University, researchers asked consumers nationwide about potential pork price increases in relation to California’s controversial Prop 12 legislation. The results might be surprising as grocery-store prices continue to break the bank.
Final Demand Prices rose 0.7 percent, marking the highest Producer Price Index monthly increase since June 2022.
The surge in inflation in the latest Consumer Price Index report released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics is raising concerns across the market. Gasoline prices emerged as the primary driver of the CPI increase, accounting for more than half of the overall rise.
Significant shifts in global food prices were observed in August by the FAO Food Price Index, capturing the attention of markets and consumers worldwide.
Consumers think inflation will impact their Thanksgiving dinner table this year.
The popular fuel used to run farming equipment has increased by 22 cents in just a week.
Food prices could go up this year—by as much as six percent—but economists build a lot of wiggle room into those estimates, which is a midpoint in a wide range of possible scenarios.
A study from Kansas State University found consumers are less willing to pay for certain meats as retail prices inch higher.
Experts say milk prices will go up after an over-supplied market led to milk dumping in the Midwest just a few weeks ago.
In June, prices were down 77% compared to the highest weekly price in 2022.
Just because prices are up does not mean American farmers will come out as winners, the American Farm Bureau says.
Egg prices have been all over the board this year, but as this week’s Consumer Price Index report showed, inflation is slowing, and they are seeing relief.
According to the USDA Outlook Board, margins could improve for producers depending on a decrease in cases of High-Path Avian Flu (HPAI).
