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The supply chain is disrupted. Labor shortage. Authorization. blockade. Political division in speeding. The list of loopholes and cracks in our system grows day by day, and the American people pay a high price in the grocery store.
There are more content waiting for you in this week’s hot headlines.
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1. "The grocer sued the Oregon beef producer for US$2.7 million" published in the "Claim Magazine"
According to the article, “court records show that lawyers representing New Seasons Market have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against a beef producer in Oregon, alleging that the company neglected to ship E. coli-contaminated beef in 2019. Several people Sickness due to this bacterium, according to Oregonian/Oregon live reports, triggered a widespread recall."
Related: Supply chain issues affect all areas of agriculture
2. KPVI "Beef, pork, and broiler prices hit a record high"
According to the report, "According to the analysis of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, the retail price of meat hit a new high in September. The prices of beef, pork and broiler all set new records. The retail price of fresh beef reached US$7.40/lb, an increase of 17.8% year-on-year . The previous record was set in June 2020."
3. Today’s Nebraska’s “Beef Emissions Expert: Beef’s Environmental Impact is Exaggerated”
Pesek wrote, “On October 25, Frank Mitloehner, a leading researcher in the field of livestock sustainability, asked a fully seated auditorium on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to depict three coffee cups—a ceramic cup and a styrofoam. Cup and an insulated reusable cup.
"Coffee stays warm in any of these cups, but the degree varies greatly. Just as different cups absorb heat differently, so do different greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for about 1,000 years," Mitloehner said. Over time, it absorbs the heat from the sun from the emissions. Nitrous oxide lasts for about 110 years. The methane produced when cows digest grass, and then is discharged through belching and feces, will remain in the atmosphere for about 12 years."
4. "Food prices are rising before Thanksgiving:'Everything is going up'", by Brian Flood for FOX News
"Thanksgiving in 2021 may be the most expensive meal in holiday history," wrote the Times Food Culture reporter Kim Severson.
5. "As frustrations in the supply chain increase, truck drivers and port workers vent:'Many of us are willing to work'", Dani Romero for Yahoo! Finance
"The global supply chain crisis of 2021-which puts groceries, holiday shopping and everything in between-has become a bottleneck for West Coast ports and has attracted the participation of the White House to resolve it. As the disruption reaches a boiling point And to intensify the pressure of rising prices, dock workers, union representatives and truck drivers have pointed out which party is best able to relieve some of the pressure."
Amanda Radke's views are not necessarily those of beefmagazine.com or Farm Progress.
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