Have you Seen What's Going on with Beef Prices?

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Beef make headlines as prices come off...  Beef prices are declining, and it's catching headlines like this one: Your Steak is Getting Cheaper at the Supermarket.  There has been more staffing at meat plants, meaning supplies are improving. Supermarkets are providing more discounts on ...

Five Grocery Items We Are Seeing Price Increases In This Week

Thursday, 18 August 2022

Five Grocery Items We Are Seeing Price Increases In This Week: 1. Eggs As of this week, large eggs have retailed for a price of $3.44 per dozen, which is 0.68, or 24.64%, higher than year ago prices. Last year, large dozen eggs retailed at $2.76per dozen. X-Large eggs are retailed at 3.25 per ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in Protein Market News - Week of August 15, 2022

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week: 1. Why Egg Prices Are Sizzling, and When They Could Cool Off 2. Restaurant Meals Become a Relative Bargain as Grocery Prices Soar 3. New Food Labels Aim to Reduce Waste 4. FFAW President Keith Sullivan Fires Back at ...

Five Things to Watch as We Near End of Summer

Thursday, 11 August 2022

As the summer winds down, Urner Barry outlines some key trends to look out for:  1. Counting Turkeys Urner Barry's Poultry Market Reporter, Dylan Hughes, wrote: "A combination year-over-year reductions in egg sets and HPAI-induced commercial flock losses have made whole body toms and ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in Protein Market News - Week of August 8, 2022

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week: 1. Forecasting Integrated into COMTELL Charts! 2. Tyson Sees Shoppers Trade Down 3. Shrinking U.S. Cattle Herd Signals More Pain from High Beef Prices 4. Grocery Inflation Hits Record High in July 5. Walmart Layoffs ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in Protein Market News - Week of August 1, 2022

Wednesday, 03 August 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week: 1. Farm Giants Expect Continued Food-Supply Problems Despite Ukraine Grain Deal 2. Chicken Is Menu Star at Eateries 3. CME Grain Futures Decline After First Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Departs Odesa Port 4. Consumers' ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in Protein Market News - Week of July 25, 2022

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week: 1. Grain Export Deal in Question Following Russian Missile Strike on Odesa Port 2. Chicken Companies Agree to Pay $85 Million to Settle Antitrust Allegations 3. Cargill and Continental Grain Complete Acquisition of ...

UB Consulting: The Current State of the Economy - Optimism or Recession?

Thursday, 21 July 2022

For the past couple of months, the nation has been tuning in once a month at 8:30 am EST for the reading of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. Each month, numbers have indicated levels of inflation not seen in decades. Headlines have grabbed the attention of ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in the Protein Market News - Week of July 18, 2022

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week:  1. Cargill, Continental Grain Discussing Terms to Close Sanderson Farms Acquisition 2. Biden Steps In to Help End Freight Railroad and Union Contract Disputes 3. Viewpoint: Another Round of COVID Testing in China Means ...

Top 5 Stories of the Week in Protein Market News - Week Ending July 15, 2022

Friday, 15 July 2022

Check out the top stories people are reading on COMTELL this week: 1. Tyson Foods Works to Fix Its Chicken Operations as Orders Pile Up 2. Survey: Supply Chain Disruption to Continue; Here’s the Impact and Actions Taken 3. Starbucks Stops Selling New Chicken Sandwich Over Quality ...