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USDA's latest crop report contains mixed signals for corn and soybean growers, with some robust demand signals colliding with the agency's upward revision of expected harvests. U.S. wheat remains on track for the smallest crop in nearly 60 years.

Grocery prices fell slightly in July, but food prices overall were up 0.1% as consumers spent more at restaurants and eateries outside the home, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.

It was a consequential primary day yesterday for the House and Senate Agriculture committees, with Minnesota results paving the path for a shakeup in Democratic agriculture leadership on Capitol Hill.

Meatpacking giant JBS has announced plans to turn its beef processing plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, into a value-added processing facility, preserving about 400 jobs at a plant the company previously planned to close.

FDA is proposing a rule that would require companies to notify the agency when they decide a food additive is “generally recognized as safe.” The agency has also sent OMB a white paper outlining a proposed definition for ultraprocessed food.