Consumer price index for foods up 7.1% YOY

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food rose 0.3 percent in July and was reported up 4.9 percent YOY, per ERS. Food away from home is reported up 7.1 percent YOY, with inflation for food at home half that at 3.6 percent. (Note that [...]

June CPI up 0.1% for all food down 0.1% for food at home

ERS estimated the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food up about 0.1 percent in June, nearly flat on a minimal drop of 0.1 percent in the price of food at home mostly offset by a more aggressive appreciation of 0.4 percent for prices [...]

Food price index up 0.6% in April for the first time in 13 months

Adjusted for inflation, FAO’s Food Price Index (FPI) for April rose 0.6 percent from March—the first monthly increase in 13 months. The sugar and meat subindexes were the cause of this monthly increase. April’s FPI was still down 21.1 percent YOY. For the year [...]

Decline in FAO Food Price Index

FAO’s world Food Price Index, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.6 percent in February and was down 9.7 percent YOY; this marks the 11th straight month of falling prices in FAO’s reporting. The cereal index fell for a fourth straight month in February. Wheat strengthened [...]

Soy complex under pressure this week

Environmental and economic factors have continued to affect the soybean market. May-23 soybeans fell from their peak to close the week at about $0.70 above year-ago values, and soybean oil futures continued their multi-week slide. NOPA soybean crush was 165.4 million bushels in February, [...]

Updated U.S. long-term agricultural projections

USDA has released its agricultural projections to 2032! These baseline projections provide insight into the landscape of agricultural commodities and trade for the next ten years. The U.S. agricultural sector has been influenced by global economic and market circumstances such as inflation, supply chain [...]

Increase in price of eggs due to shortage in supply

Eggs can be an important source of vitamins, minerals, iron, and carotenoids, being a great food that provides the human body with these essentials for healthy living. The new year began with a huge disappointment for egg fans, however. Eggs have been in limited [...]

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