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Americans Hit by Sharpest Grocery Price Rise in 4 Years — Tomatoes Jump 39%, Seafood Up 6%

US grocery prices jumped 0.7% in April, the steepest monthly rise since August 2022, with tomatoes up 39% and seafood 6.2% higher year-on-year.

International Business Times UK

More than two-thirds of U.S. schools say they’re unable to afford the cost of student free lunch—and MAHA’s dietary guidelines may make it worse

“These programs were already stretched thin before the guidelines changed,” food economist David Ortega said.

Fortune

Oil and fertilizer prices are climbing. Your grocery bill may follow

The spike in crude oil and fertilizer prices could raise food prices within the coming months.

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How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

As the price of crude oil surged, consumers were feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production

The Independent UK

MAHA's dietary guidelines prioritizing red meat and dairy is the K-shaped economy in action, economist warns: ‘There’s certainly affordability issues’

“Healthy eating isn’t just a choice,” food economist David Ortega said. “There are real constraints.”

Fortune

Trump touts cheap groceries ahead of Thanksgiving. The reality is a mixed plate

President looks to Walmart’s promotion as proof he lowered cost of living. But holiday prices are volatile, economists say

The Guardian - US

Foreign investors in agriculture say U.S. tariffs could wipe them out—and they may test America in global court

One lawyer says tariffs on low-margin agricultural businesses can “effectively destroy the ability of that business to function.”

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Trump’s new Brazil tariffs could raise US beef prices

Because of droughts and increasing costs, beef buyers have relied more heavily on imports this year.

Al Jazeera

Summer without cherry pie? Michigan’s signature crop faces battery of threats

Climate change, development, labor shortages and tariffs are making life the pits for the state’s cherry farmers

The Guardian - US

How mass deportations will hurt farms

Trump's deportation scheme is expected to expand a legal class of exploitable agriculture workers or balloon costs

Salon

US Farmers Fret Over Trump's Deportation Plans

Lifelong farmer Joe Del Bosque knows that America can't live without immigrants, but he worries that many of his countrymen think it can't live with them either.

International Business Times

Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Could Keep Food Off American's Plates, Farming Industry Warns

Nearly half of farm workers lack legal status and there are concerns what that will mean to the industry if Trump's plans to deport millions of migrants.

International Business Times

Economists Warn of Dramatic Surge in Food Prices if Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Plans are Enacted

Despite having run on improving the cost of living, experts believe Trump's policies will actually weaken the economy and increase food prices nationally

Latin Times

Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the U.S. learn from it?

Italian officials convened crisis talks last week to address the price of pasta, which was up a whopping 17.5% year-over-year in March. But it's far from the only country seeing a rise in food prices.

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The Independent UK

Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime

Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super Bowl week are pushing for hate crime charges

WEKU

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

After months of eye-popping prices, egg lovers are finally seeing some relief. Wholesale prices in the Midwest fell by 58 cents at the end of January, but the days of a $1.50 a dozen may not return.

WEKU

Inflation killed the $1 pizza slice. Long live the 99c iced tea

A viral tweet claimed the AriZona Iced Tea was raising its price from 99 cents to $1.29. It wasn't true, but could it happen in the near future?

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Food plant fires fuel conspiracy theory

A small fire at a Perdue Farms soybean facility in Virginia on Saturday has become the most recent fodder for a conspiracy theory that suggests fires at food processing plants and other facilities are part of an effort to undermine the U.S. food supply

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