Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“The Hidden Cost: Why Carbon Taxes Are Unpopular”
By: Basis Point Insight – July 14, 2026
“Economists generally favour carbon taxes because they are a relatively efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By putting a price on carbon, a carbon tax forces firms and consumers to account for the environmental damages associated with fossil fuel use. In theory, this leads to lower emissions at the lowest overall cost to society.”
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Richard Volpe, California Polytechnic State University
“Traditional Supermarkets Are Struggling. Kroger Hopes its Giant Eagle Merger Will Help”
By: Marketplace – July 16, 2026
”That's a format that has been losing ground for quite some time in the food retail landscape in the U.S., and at a pretty dramatic rate.”
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Carl Zulauf, The Ohio
State University
Henrique Monaco, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
“Minding Ag's Business Blog”
By: Progressive Farmer DNT – July 14, 2026
“Market losses are more common than market profits in the U.S. field-crop sector… In stretches when farmers were profitable, the safety net increased cumulative returns by 70% in the period from 2007-2013 and 41% in 2021 and 2022. The authors argue this represents a fundamental shift in the role of the safety net, which they describe as "supercharging profits" rather than simply protecting against losses.”
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Elizabeth Canales Medina, Mississippi State University
“A Perfect Storm of Factors is Driving Up US Produce Prices, But Shoppers Can Still Save”
By: The Conversation – July 16, 2026
“From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle. Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring tomato prices. They spiked by roughly one-fifth from June 2025 to June 2026, according to consumer price data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
“Could the Cyclospora Outbreak Affect Grocery Prices?”
By: News Nation – July 17, 2026
“A drop in demand for fresh produce, for example, could lead to localized price declines or discounts for specific products. Because these goods are highly perishable, even modest demand shifts can move prices quickly.”
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Jaime Luke, Michigan State University
“A Labor Lockout in Rural Colorado Has a Town Asking: How Do We Survive?”
By: The Denver Post – July 19, 2026
“Things like this can cause regional issues, such as producers seeing increased costs and headaches, but for the industry as a whole, it’s not an end-of-the-world scenario,”
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