Hunger is threatening to kill more people than COVID this year
The world is hurtling toward an unprecedented hunger crisis. As many as 132 million more people than previously projected could go hungry in 2020, and this year's gain may be...
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Just in time for Cinco De Mayo, price of limes, avocados fall
Lime supplies are picking up just in time for Cinco de Mayo. After several months of higher-than-normal prices and some supply shortages, the market has eased amid improving crop weather,...
Organic chicken boom spurs Whole Foods supplier to expand
Americans can't seem to get enough organic poultry, driving the U.S.'s oldest chicken brand to break ground on a new plant in the Northeast. Bell & Evans, a supplier to...
Tyson CEO to exit with $24 million golden parachute, $5,800-an-hour advisory job
Tyson Foods Chief Executive Officer Donnie Smith will collect a golden parachute worth at least $24 million when he steps down on Dec. 31, including a three-year consulting agreement that...
Something to give thanks for: Falling turkey prices
Here's another excuse to pig out this Thanksgiving: Turkey prices are down. After suffering from an outbreak of bird flu in 2015, American turkey producers have come back in a...
Amid a supply squeeze, Brazil is shipping corn to U.S.
Corn from Brazil is heading to the U.S., the world's biggest exporter, just as the South American country grapples with a shortfall of the grain. The vessel, Samsun, is estimated...