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March 18, 2022
giant vegetables
March 18, 2022
One Giant Leek For Mankind

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March 17, 2022
economic news roundup and farmer protests
March 17, 2022
Why We Worry About the World’s Wheat

Facing war, wild fires, draught, and port blockages, the world wheat supply will have difficulty compensating for shortages.

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February 13, 2022
cannabis and cookies
February 13, 2022
The Real Reason We Love Girl Scout Cookies

When we look at this year's Girl Scout cookie economics, what we see is also happening far beyond the world of cookies.

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February 1, 2022
gruyère cheese.
February 1, 2022
When a Judge Has a Tasty Case

Judges sometimes have tasty decisions when they have to decide what a food name like Mexican or gruyère means.

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January 31, 2022
butter technology
January 31, 2022
Why the East Coast Has Long and Skinny Butter But Not the West Coast

Comparing the butter we buy on the East and West Coast of the U.S., many of us could wonder why the shape and size are different.

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January 24, 2022
deregulating French Dressing
January 24, 2022
What Makes a Dressing French?

Designed to protect us from food fraud and maintain quality, the FDA's resistance to deregulating French Dressing has finally ended.

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January 23, 2022
baguette prices
January 23, 2022
How to Win a Baguette War

The pride of the French, a boulangerie baked baguette has been threatened by rock bottom supermarket baguette prices.

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January 19, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food prices
January 19, 2022
The Problem With Bringing Home the Bacon

Seeing the prices for bacon and oranges soar, we can ask which one of the causes of inflation is the reason.

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December 31, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and trendy food history
December 31, 2021
How to Decide if a Hot Dog Is a Sandwich

The hot dog in a bun becomes more than a meal when sandwich classification determines if it's taxed and who can compete.

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November 17, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dynamic pricing
November 17, 2021
The Chips We Love and Hate

As supply chain problems continue, we will see fewer chips from Doritos and also from the auto manufacturers that need chips for car options.

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November 3, 2021
weekly economic news roundup and lobster fishing dispute
November 3, 2021
A Land and Lobster War

A disputed island and the surrounding Grey Zone add up to a lobster war with conflicting lobster regulation between the U.S. and Canada.

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October 27, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Strawberry Pop-Tarts
October 27, 2021
A (Strawberry) Pop-Tart Tort

Reminding us that labels matter, consumers took Kellogg's to court because Strawberry Pop-Tarts have more pears and apples than strawberries.

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