1% (Less) Milk

1% (Less) Milk

Got milk? More and more producers these days are saying, “Well… not as much.” In its most recent quarterly dairy report, Rabobank points to yet another decrease in milk production worldwide, with output falling 1.1% in the second quarter. The dip this...
Waving Goodbye to Shipping Issues

Waving Goodbye to Shipping Issues

Sailing the ocean blue in 2022. This week, the U.S. Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. Nauti(cal) practices: We’ve had two years of supply chain issues under our belts, causing billions of dollars of goods to...
Meat Industry Beat

Meat Industry Beat

We’re tracking some big moves in the meat industry: a family brand turned equity firm holding, an antitrust accusation, and an escape from California’s clutches. New Foster [Farms] Home: In an acquisition with a super secret price, private equity firm Atlas Holdings...
Pyka’s Pelicans To Take Flight?

Pyka’s Pelicans To Take Flight?

Pelicans are getting closer to flying the skies, and we aren’t talking about birds. Pyka is an electric autonomous airplane manufacturer that designed the “Pelican,” the only commercially certified autonomous electric airplane and the first of its kind in...
Breadbasket Bottleneck

Breadbasket Bottleneck

As the war in Ukraine nears the four-month mark, agriculture issues are still a major concern in Eurasia’s breadbasket. The good news: Ukraine’s grain, oilseed, and vegetable oil exports jumped a whopping 80% in May (compared to April’s numbers), shipping out nearly...