As Americans nationwide gear up to celebrate Independence Day, families planning a cookout celebration should plan to spend about the same as they did last year.
The Ca. Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking to create a new program that will award a total of $10 million in research grants for projects that may reduce methane emissions.
The agricultural production losses associated with Hurricane Ian, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Ag estimates a potential loss of up to $1.56 billion for Florida producers.
According to RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness, blueberry consumption is up and is expected to keep increasing. The U.S., European Union and United Kingdom are the hottest global markets.
California’s almond production is expected to drop by 11% this year, with the yield falling 2.6 billion pounds. Annual U.S. retail prices for beef and veal are projected to rise 6 to 7% in 2022.
**Grocery store food prices will increase between 2.5% and 3% this year but then increase just 1.5% to 2.5% in 2022.
But, according to the USDA’s December Food Price Outlook Report, restaurant prices are increasing at a faster clip than food purchased for home consumption.
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