Monday, August 10, 2026

Members in the News: August 10, 2026

 Ricky Volpe, California Polytechnic State University

Trump Said Grocery Prices Are 'Way Down' — This Fact-Check Is A Rude Awakening

By: Huff Post – August 5, 2026

“Food prices going down almost never happens… But it’s worth reiterating that they are going up both faster than normal and faster than they did last year.”

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Read more on: Huff Post


David Ortega, Michigan State University

List of Companies Slashing Prices as White House Takes Credit

By: Newsweek – August 7, 2026

“There is no public evidence establishing that the cuts were caused by the president beyond the White House’s own claim… The fact that most of these announcements never mention him is very telling.”

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Read more on: Newsweek


Sandro Steinbach, North Dakota State University
Shawn Arita,
North Dakota State University
Rwit Chakravorty,
North Dakota State University
Matthew Gammans,
North Dakota State University
Jiyeon Kim,
North Dakota State University
Wuit Yi Lwin,
North Dakota State University
Ming Wang,
North Dakota State University

NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor Wins National Policy Award

By: North Dakota Ag Connection – August 4, 2026

"The Bruce Gardner Award is especially meaningful because it recognizes policy analysis that is grounded in economic theory and useful to decision-makers," Steinbach said. "The NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor was built to provide timely, research-driven insight on global agricultural trade at a moment when producers, agribusinesses, and policymakers need clear, data-informed analysis."

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Read more on: North Dakota Ag Connection


Shawn Arita, North Dakota State University

Experts Evaluate Alarming State Of U.S. Sugar Economy

By: Sugar Producer – August 5, 2026

“Dr. Shawn Arita, one of the leading authors on that paper, said that his team "put together a rigorous and objective economic study looking at the effects of this influx of tier-2 imports on our U.S. sugar producers. We did find that it does significantly depress U.S. sugar prices."

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Read more on: Sugar Producer or Agriculture of America, Market Talk


Michael Langemeier, Purdue University

  • Crunching the Numbers: There’s More to Organic Farm Production Than Profit
    By: Agripub News - August 3, 2026
  • Farmer Sentiment Rebounds in the Latest Ag Economy Barometer Survey
    By: Brownfield – August 4, 2026  

Nicole Olynk Widmar, Purdue University

The Cyclospora Outbreak Is Driving Shoppers to Farmers Markets. Experts Say They’re Not Necessarily Safer

By: INC – August 4, 2026

“The shift doesn’t surprise experts. “We don’t think much about food safety in the U.S. relative to many other food systems and places; now many of us are thinking about it, and that is disruptive and mentally costly to many people.”

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Read more on: INC


Sarah Low, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Study Shows Health Rsks Higher for Rural Residents

By: Farms.com – August 6, 2026

“We can combine those biomarkers with socioeconomic information and survey questions like age, education and if they are a veteran or not.”

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Read more on: Farms.com



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