As Zero-Calorie Natural Sweeteners Such as Stevia Surge in Popularity, Here’s What You Need to Know
Category: Sugar
(Washington Post) - “Natural” reigns when it comes to food and beverage... Full Story
Trump Delays Increase in Tariffs on China, Citing Progress in Trade Talks
Category: Trade
(Washington Post) - President Trump said Sunday that he will delay a scheduled increase in the tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports to allow negotiators more time to reach... Full Story
The Divide on Venezuela: Who’s Supporting Maduro, and Who’s Following the U.S. Lead in Recognizing Guaidó
Category: Miscellaneous
(Washington Post) - Pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted on Monday... Full Story
Fructans, Not Gluten, Might Cause Wheat Sensitivity. Here’s What You Need to Know
Category: Grains
(Washington Post) - Americans love to designate dietary devils... Full Story
Four of the World’s Largest Food Companies Have a New Plan for Fixing Food and Farm Policy
Category: Policy
(Washington Post) - A year after America’s powerful food lobby began to implode, four of the world’s largest food ... Full Story
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Sweeping Farm Bill, Setting Up Fight with House
Category: Farm Bill
(Washington Post) - The Senate passed its version of the $428 billion farm bill Thursday, setting up a bitter fight... Full Story
Want A Verdict On Gluten-Free Diets? You Won’t Find It In A Study
Category: Gluten-Free
(Washington Post) - As a dietitian, I get asked all the time, “Where do you stand on gluten-free diets... Full Story
Industry Is Counting On Trump to Back Off Rules That Tell You What’s In Your Food
Category: Food Safety
(Washington Post) - The food industry is moving to capitalize on the Trump administration's anti-regulation agenda by seeking to delay or do away with Obama-era rules governing the disclosure of calories, sugar, fiber and serving size, according to petitions filed with the Food and Drug Administration... Full Story
Keep Watch For These Three New Labels On Packaged Foods
Category: Miscellaneous
(The Washington Post) - Food shopping can be a daunting experience. With roughly 20,000 new products... Full Story
Almond Drink? Soy Juice? Some Lawmakers Want to Crack Down on What Can Be Sold As Milk.’
(The Washington Post) - Call it the war on milk, or perhaps the war on what's not milk. In the latest salvo in a... Full Story
Prices for wheat fall sharply for a second day because of higher crop estimates from USDA
Category: Grains
(Washington Post) - Wheat prices logged their biggest decline in a month Monday, sliding for a second day because Full Story
Congress just let the farm bill expire. It’s not the end of the world … yet.
Category: Policy
(Washington Post) - The current Congress has been spectacularly adept at not doing stuff. They’ve passed Full Story
Crop Outlook Dimming as July Heat Compounded Drought Damage
Category: Grains
(The Washington Post) - U.S. corn farmers hurt by the worst drought in a generation probably will harvest Full Story
Sugar Rebounds on Speculation Prices Fell Too Far; Coffee Rises
Category: Sugar
(The Washington Post) - Sugar rose for a second day in New York on speculation prices fell too far following Full Story
Wheat, corn and oat futures rise, while soybean futures fall on the CBOT
(The Washington Post) - Grains futures mostly rose Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Full Story
Wheat, corn, oat and soybean futures rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices fall
(The Washington Post) — Grains futures rose Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Full Story
