Mexico has long been U.S. dairy’s largest export market. Cheese in particular is a staple of the Mexican diet, but the country has been unable to increase milk production.
The pandemic, natural disasters, and cybersecurity breaches have revealed deep weaknesses in our food and farm systems recently. Organic strawberry sales topped $760 million in 2019
World Food Safety Day was celebrated June 7th. It was established in 2018 through a U.N. General Assembly resolution to bring awareness to foodborne risks.
In response to the ransomware attack, USDA is working with the White House, Homeland Security, JBS and others offering assistance to mitigate potential supply or price issues.