The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-22
Fuel Price Decline Leads to Improved Trucking Conditions: Study
A return to consistent decreases in fuel prices was the biggest factor in better market conditions for carriers in August, although all factors improved at least minimally. Read more
transportation trucking
2024-10-22
New Food Waste Legislative Tracker Launched
“Our hope is that as we bring more organizations into this work, that we’ll be able to accelerate progress towards this benchmark.” Read more
2024-10-21
USDA Expands Market Information for Organics
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Market News recently expanded its collection and distribution of price and production cost information for organic agricultural products by adding organic... Read more
2024-10-21
USDA Announces Seed Competition Framework
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announced multiple actions to deliver on the President’s
Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to promote fair and competitive... Read more
2024-10-21
USDA Partners with U.S. Virgin Islands to Award Over $1.5 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI), a nonprofit... Read more
2024-10-21
Total U.S. E-Grocery Sales in Q3 Surge to $27.4B
Online grocery in the United States experienced robust growth in Q3, with total sales rising by 13.8% to $27.4 billion compared to $24 billion for the same period in 2023. Read more
warehousing grocery retail
2024-10-21
Smaller-Sized Companies Employ More Female Drivers: Study
The 2024-25 WIT Index released by Women In Trucking Association (WIT) found a substantial number of women in influential leadership roles. Read more
transportation trucking
2024-10-21
Why Regionalized Distribution and Fresh Produce are a Perfect Match
A fresher, more reliable supply can and should alter customer expectations around what goods are affordable and readily available for them and their communities. Read more
sustainability agriculture
2024-10-20
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros... Read more
transportation ocean ports & carriers
2024-10-18
Do Adult Cicadas Actually Feed on Anything?
Every so often, cicadas emerge above ground and blanket the earth with their exoskeletons while emitting a high-pitched chirp from sunrise to sunset. The periodical cicadas in the genus
Magicicada... Read more
cicadas magicicada
2024-10-18
Produce Industry to Experience High Pricing Volatility
The fresh produce sector experienced an annualized pricing volatility of 70% in 2023, with some commodities, like mangoes, showing nearly 150% volatility at the shipping point. Read more
sustainability agriculture