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The USDA granted more than 20 states waivers to impose new restrictions on what kinds of foods people can purchase using their benefits.
It costs more to produce half gallons, some consumers don’t mind paying a higher price for the convenience, and those full gallons are being used as a loss leader.
Any tariff relief helps, but it’s likely not going to have a huge impact on prices, one coffee importer said.
Many groceries rely on customers with food stamps, especially in low-income and rural areas.
Instead, it’s labor costs and the weather.
About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.
Weathering changing tariff policy has been a “rollercoaster of emotions” for Daniella Velazquez de León at Organics Unlimited.
General Mills is the latest food company to lower its sales outlook for the year. Campbell’s and Kraft Heinz have done it too.
The avian flu keeps coming back, leading to millions of lost hens.
Many Americans can’t shell out more as costs rise. As a result, some are cutting their meat consumption or going to restaurants less.
