Monday, April 21, 2025

Members in the News: April 21, 2025

 David Ortega, Michigan State University
Chris Barrett,
Cornell University

Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March

By: The New York Times – April 10, 2025

“It could take several weeks for the decrease in wholesale prices to pass through to retail prices. All indications are that there’s some relief coming for consumers. Even then, there are a lot of other factors that determine the price of eggs.”

“They don’t have to lower it all the way to reflect how much the price really fell in the wholesale market.”

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Read more on: The New York Times


 

David Ortega, Michigan State University

  • Egg Prices Continued To Rise in March. Here’s Why They Are So Expensive Right Now
    By: Time Magazine – April 11, 2025
  • Tariff Uncertainty Poses Risks For Grocers, Experts Say
    By: Grocery Drive - April 10, 2025

Jada Thompson, University of Arkansas

  • U.S. Egg Prices Soar To Record High, Despite Donald Trump's Prediction
    By: Huffington Post – April 11, 2025
  • US egg prices increase to record high, dashing hopes of cheap eggs by Easter
    By: AP News – April 10, 2025

David Ortega, Michigan State University
Chris Barret,
Cornell University

Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March

By: NYT – April 10, 2025

“It could take several weeks for the decrease in wholesale prices to pass through to retail prices. All indications are that there’s some relief coming for consumers. Even then, there are a lot of other factors that determine the price of eggs.”

“They don’t have to lower it all the way to reflect how much the price really fell in the wholesale market.”

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Read more on: NYT


Wendong Zhang, Cornell University

  • US-China Tariff Battle Fuels Questions About Trump’s Endgame
    By: The Hill – April 11, 2025
  • Confusion Reigns After Trump Exempts Electronics From New Tariff Regime. Here’s What We Know
    By: AP News – April 14, 2025

David Ortega, Michigan State University
Chris Barret,
Cornell University

Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March

By: NYT – April 10, 2025

“It could take several weeks for the decrease in wholesale prices to pass through to retail prices. All indications are that there’s some relief coming for consumers. Even then, there are a lot of other factors that determine the price of eggs.”

“They don’t have to lower it all the way to reflect how much the price really fell in the wholesale market.”

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Read more on: NYT


Alexis Villacis, The Ohio State University

Easter Chocolate is Expensive This Season. Here’s Why

By: KCUR – April 14, 2025

“Bigger chocolate companies, like Hershey or Mondelez International, can buy large amounts of cocoa to protect themselves from price fluctuations. But smaller chocolate processors do not have those types of resources. So those are the ones that we have seen, at least anecdotally, are closing down their operations because they cannot keep with these price increases. And at the end of the day, it's up to the consumers to decide if they want to pay two or three times more for a chocolate product from these small chocolate producers.”

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Read more on: KCUR or NPR


William Ridley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  • Local Shoppers Prepare for Tariffs to Impact Their Budget
    By: WAND News - April 7, 2025
  • Guess What Kind of Cooking Oil Is Tariff-Proof?
    By: The Atlantic – April 11, 2025

Joe Janzen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Joana Colussi,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tariff is Trump’s Favorite Word — But For Soybean Farmers, it Spells Trouble

By: Investigate Midwest – April 9, 2025

“It makes more sense to grow soybeans in the U.S. Midwest than it does to grow them in other parts of the world. Switching costs are pretty significant.”

“It’s a record crop season in South America… The harvest was really good due to two main factors: an expansion in Brazil’s soybean planting area and a favorable rainy season in the central-west region, driven by La Niña conditions.”

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Read more on: Investigate Midwest 


Zachariah Rutledge, Michigan State University

Michigan Fruit and Vegetable Sector at Risk as Crop Decline Continues

By: Freshpalza – April 16, 2025

Michigan's fruit and vegetable industries—integral components of the state's specialty crop sector—are under increasing pressure due to rising costs, labor shortages, and structural vulnerabilities.

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Read more on: Freshpalza


Colin Carter, University of California, Davis

  • California’s $59bn Agriculture Industry Reels Under Trump’s Wavering Tariffs
    By: The Guardian – April 9, 2025
  • Forget Tariffs — Beijing is Already Choking off US Exports on the Sly
    By: Yahoo! News – April 12, 2025

Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Trade Policies Strongly Affect Wisconsin

By: AgUpdate - April 17, 2205

“The current administration’s trade policies, including tariffs on key partners, have sparked renewed focus on the role of foreign exports in Wisconsin’s economy. Wisconsin’s exports since 2010 have grown by 39 percent or $7.7 billion, reaching a total of $27.5 billion in 2024 and accounting for 8.1 percent of the state’s gross domestic product. In comparison, the U.S. share of gross domestic product attributed to exports was 10.9 percent in 2024.”

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Read more on: AgUpdate


David Ortega, Michigan State University

How Trump’s Tariffs Are Set to Raise Michigan Grocery Prices

By: Planet Detroit – April 17, 2025

“Low-income households are likely to bear an outsize portion of the impact from price hikes which could be compounded by economic headwinds in Michigan and cuts to government assistance. This really impacts low-income households the most. On the food side that’s especially true, because lower-income households spend a significantly higher share of their disposable income on food.”

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Read more on: Planet Detroit


William Maples, Mississippi State University

Mississippi Soybean Farmers Worried Over Tariffs

By: WTVA – April; 15, 2025

“As a state like Mississippi where soybeans is one of our top three commodities each year. It's the biggest row crop commodity in the state that has a direct impact to our producers.”

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Read more on: WTVA


Martin Smith, Duke University

The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs

By: Think Global Health – April 18, 2025

“The average American eats 20 pounds of seafood each year—about three-fourths of which is imported. New tariffs will increase prices for and reduce consumption of shrimp, salmon, canned tuna, and tilapia—the four most popular seafood products in the United States. That could pit Americans' heart health against their.”

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Read more on: Think Global Health


David Anderson, Texas A&M University

Egg Prices Falling Ahead of Easter Demand

By: Marshall News Messenger – April 16, 20025

“Eggs typically reach a seasonal price peak around Easter, historically followed by price drops at grocery stores. However, egg prices have already been on a downward trend in recent months. Wholesale prices fell from $8.51 to $3.84, or 55%, between March 1 and March 29.”

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Read more on: Marshall News Messenger

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