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August 19, 2020
Economic News Roundup and pepperoni
August 19, 2020
The Pandemic’s Pepperoni Problem

In addition to Dr. Pepper and toilet paper, we now can place pepperoni shortages on a list of the products that have been hit by the pandemic.

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July 27, 2020
oil boom and bust
July 27, 2020
What an Oil Boom and Bust Do to a Town

Sometimes like a roller coaster, the change in prices that cause an oil boom and bust can transform drilling towns and cities.

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July 3, 2020
Economic News Roundup and private property rights
July 3, 2020
The Mystery of the Artless Heist

When the ownership rights of a $3.1 million John Constable painting are unclear, no one can buy or sell, display, or conserve it.

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June 26, 2020
economic news roundup and peanut butter and butterflies
June 26, 2020
How the Pandemic Affected Peanuts and Butterflies

Very different under normal conditions, peanut butter and butterflies become rather similar during a coronavirus lockdown.

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June 16, 2020
Economic News Roundup and fish farm restaurant supply chain
June 16, 2020
Why a Fish is Like a Pig

Invisible to most of us, the fish farms that produce almost half of our seafood are figuring out how to cope with less restaurant demand.

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May 18, 2020
supply problems
May 18, 2020
How French Fries Are Like French Cheese

Global lockdowns have created supply problems for Belgian French fries and French cheese because households cannot make up for decreased commercial demand.

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May 7, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese pigs
May 7, 2020
Where the Pork Supply Chain Is Broken

When we lose close to 40 percent of our pork processing capacity, the pork supply chain breaks in a direction that you might not expect.

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April 15, 2020
household spending
April 15, 2020
How Our Buying Behavior Has Changed

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April 12, 2020
beef prices
April 12, 2020
How the 2020 Pandemic Is Like the 1930s Depression

Because of state mandated lockdowns, dairy farmers are responding to less demand from restaurants, schools, and hotels by dumping milk.

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April 10, 2020
weekly economic roundup and toilet paper shortages
April 10, 2020
Why There Really Is a Toilet Paper Shortage

It's easy to assume that the toilet paper shortage in the U.S. is caused by panic buying and hoarding but there really might be a supply problem.

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April 9, 2020
egg heist
April 9, 2020
Where We’ve Been Scrambling For Eggs

Whereas toilet paper shortages have been in the news, the headlines could also have included surging egg demand, especially in Israel.

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March 31, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 31, 2020
The Problem With Cheap Oil

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