Livestock and meat markets
France's Nikola Karabatic makes a shot during the men's gold medal handball match between France and Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Olympic Latest: France earns gold for 1st volleyball medal

Aug. 06, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

FILE - This April 8, 2020, file photo shows the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing of pigs into bacon and ham despite a union's claim that the increased volume endangers workers. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves, File)
Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds

By David Pitt May. 25, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 29, 2020 file photo, a worker restocks chicken in the meat product section at a grocery store in Dallas. Rising prices for a variety of commodities are contributing to a jump in prices at the consumer level in 2021, with Americans paying more for meat, gasoline, items they keep in their homes and even the homes themselves. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Rising commodities costs hit Americans at home and on road

The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell says the economic outlook has “clearly brightened” in the United States but the recovery remains too uneven with lower income groups lagging behind. In a speech Monday, May 3, 2021 Powell cited a number of reasons that U.S. growth prospects have brightened. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
EXPLAINER: Why are fears of high inflation getting worse?

By Christopher Rugaber May. 11, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

Wings, Super Bowl party staple, have seen prices soar

Feb. 07, 2021 02:48 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prices are soaring for one of Super Bowl Sunday’s perennial party staples. Restaurants across Connecticut say the...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020 file photo, a farmer discs over a corn field on at a farm north of Woodward, Iowa. The corn was damaged beyond salvage by the recent derecho. Thanks to the government paying nearly 40% of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with higher profit than 2019 and the best net income in seven years, the Department of Agriculture said in its latest farm income forecast. Farmers faced challenges throughout 2020 that included the impact of trade disputes; low prices that drove down cash receipts and weather difficulties. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP File)
Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for US farms

By David Pitt Dec. 31, 2020 01:10 PM EST

USDA study shows gulf between cattle, processed beef prices

Jul. 22, 2020 06:48 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A study released Wednesday by the U.S. Agriculture Department into the disparity between cattle prices paid to ranchers and the higher...

Cherished Burning Man pit stop - Empire Store - in limbo

By Jenny Kane Jul. 12, 2020 03:30 AM EDT
GERLACH, Nev. (AP) — The future of a cherished Burning Man pit stop that’s the only thing resembling a grocery store within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the...

This April 28, 2020 file photo shows the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Cold Spring. Minn. A federal grand jury has charged four current and former chicken company executives with price-fixing. The U.S. Department of Justice says the executives from Colorado-based Pilgrim’s Pride and Georgia-based Claxton Poulrty conspired to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chickens from at least 2012 to 2017.(Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing

By Dee-Ann Durbin And Colleen Slevin Jun. 03, 2020 05:05 PM EDT

11 attorneys general seek probe into meat packing industry

By Roxana Hegeman May. 05, 2020 05:38 PM EDT
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to pursue a federal investigation into market...

Update on the latest in business:

May. 05, 2020 03:44 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares advance following rebound on Wall Street BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on today...

How a West Virginia farming family is handling the pandemic

By Caitlin Tan, West Virginia Public Broadcasting May. 02, 2020 09:00 AM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Just outside Fayetteville, West Virginia, there’s a 42-acre farm that has just about everything — chickens, lambs, sheep, produce...

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 23, 2020 03:35 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices recover TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher today...

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 21, 2020 03:35 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Shares skid after oil prices dip into negative territory BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded today...

In this Friday, April 17, 2020, photo, Chris Petersen walks away from a Berkshire hog in a pen on his farm near Clear Lake, Iowa. COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has created problems for all meat producers, but pork farmers have been hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
US pork farmers panic as virus ruins hopes for great year

By David Pitt Apr. 20, 2020 11:59 PM EDT

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 13, 2020 03:35 AM EDT
INANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares fall, oil gains after OPEC plus strikes deal TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower today...

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 10, 2020 03:40 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares steady after Wall St caps best week since 1974 BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are steady in...