Food
How the margin structure of processed food really works
Ingredients are the smallest big line on a processed food company's income statement, and that fact explains most of what happens to retail prices.
Gabriela Montoya
Food
Food follows production beyond the farm gate into processing, packing, distribution and retail. Coverage includes processor margins, cold chain and logistics costs, private label and supply agreements, food safety compliance, and the demand shifts that change what buyers will contract for next year. For growers selling into these channels.
What happens to a crop after the farm gate: processing margins, cold chain, private label contracts, retail buyers and shifting consumer demand.
Food
U.S. beef exports fall as tight cattle supplies bite
February 2026 exports dropped 13 percent year over year, per USMEF data, as the smallest cattle herd in decades met firm global demand and record-high U.S. prices.
Gabriela Montoya
Food
What food label claims are actually regulated
Some front-of-package words are defined and enforced by federal rule; others are essentially marketing. Knowing which is which protects both shoppers and farm brands.
Lena Fischer
Food
What the plant-based market correction changed for food
After years of hype and a hard slide in sales, plant-based meat has settled into a smaller, more specific category, and the ingredients business is adjusting with it.
Lena Fischer
Food
Why egg prices swing harder than almost any food
Avian influenza, a fixed-size laying flock, and stubborn demand make the egg market one of the most volatile corners of the grocery cart.
Gabriela Montoya