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Tyson to Close 2 Facilities, Cut 3,200 Jobs
The company is also selling a third location.
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Workers sort avocados at a packing plant in Tacambaro, Mexico, Aug. 13, 2026.
Safety
Avocado Pickers in Mexico Welcome Restart of Exports to U.S.
Some 200,000 people employed by Michoacán’s avocado industry were left in limbo.
August 17, 2026
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Consumer Trends
Campbell’s Announces Gluten-Free Goldfish
The new cheddar-flavored crackers will debut later this year.
August 14, 2026
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Facility
Nearly 150-Year-Old Beef Plant Set for Closure Will Remain Open
The move will preserve hundreds of jobs — but hundreds more will still be out of work.
August 13, 2026
Farmer Henrik Jan ten Cate stands in his potato field, Poortvliet, Netherlands, Aug. 11, 2026.
Supply Chain
Punishing Drought Shrivels Dutch Potatoes, Bosnian Corn
The drought is even hitting the Czech Republic's famed beer industry.
August 13, 2026
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Capital Investment
German Cookie Maker to Expand in the U.S.
The company is acquiring a Mississippi counterpart and adding a new facility nearby.
August 12, 2026
Top News
A coalition of farmers, consumer and environmental groups hold placards after a press conference at the Greenpeace office in Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11, 2026.
Farmers, Environmental Groups Call for Rejection of GMO Rice Trial
August 12, 2026
Compostable straws and a fork are displayed at CJ Biomaterials, Woburn, Mass., Aug. 3, 2026.
Researchers Create 'Plastic' Forks Made From Sugar
August 12, 2026
A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outside offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020.
FDA Proposes New Requirements for Food Additives and Ingredients
August 11, 2026
Workers unload crates of wine grapes, Corte Franca, Italy, Aug. 6, 2026.
Extreme Heat Reshapes Italy's Sparkling Wine Industry
August 11, 2026
Taylor Farms boxes are loaded on a field in the town of Doctor Mora, Guanajuato, Mexico, March 26, 2008.
Taylor Farms Recalls Jalapeno Products Over Salmonella Concerns
August 10, 2026
Worker Hou Yuxin packs durian fruit imported from Malaysia at a shop in Beijing, July 13, 2026.
Growers Fight Extreme Weather to Meet China's Demand for Smelly Fruit
August 10, 2026
Kellogg's Froot Loops are displayed in a Costco in Pittsburgh, July 14, 2025.
Kellogg to Remove Artificial Dyes From Cereals by the End of the Year
August 7, 2026
Lobster fishermen work at sunrise off Kennebunkport, Maine, Sept. 8, 2022.
Court Raises First Amendment Concerns in Fishing Industry Lawsuit
August 7, 2026
Crates of avocados wait to be processed at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Feb. 16, 2022.
U.S. Suspends Avocado Inspections Due to 'Threat'
August 6, 2026
A Starbucks sign outside the coffee company's global headquarters, Seattle, May 11, 2026.
Police Raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ Over Ad Campaign That Evoked Massacre
August 6, 2026
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15 States Now Linked to Iceberg Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak, CDC Says
August 6, 2026
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Chipotle Pulls Jalapeños as Officials Investigate Salmonella Outbreak
August 5, 2026
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When Filling Automation Wins
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When Filling Automation Wins
See how automated bulk bag filling and palletizing helped eliminate labor challenges and improve output.
August 1, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with members of the Homeless Workers Movement, Taboao da Serra, Brazil, Aug. 8, 2026.
Supply Chain
Brazil Triggers Reciprocity Process Against U.S. Tariffs
The proceedings do not necessarily mean Brazil will retaliate against the tariffs.
August 17, 2026
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Video
Yamaha Cuts Production; SpaceX's Terafab in Texas; GM Ends Samsung Venture | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 281
Also on the podcast, Kimberly-Clark picks Arizona for pilot project, Milwaukee Tool thief gets five years and small implant delivers cancer-targeted light inside your body.
August 17, 2026
A Bentley car at the Mall at Short Hills, Short Hills, N.J., June 6, 2026.
Labor
Retail Sales Slump After Summer Tax-refund Boost Fades
Recent sales and jobs figures suggest the economy could be slowing.
August 17, 2026
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Products
KHK USA Announces New Line of Magnetic Gearing, Related Motion Components
Designed for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical devices and food processing.
August 14, 2026
Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa governor, in Arlington, Iowa, Aug. 4, 2026.
Supply Chain
Iowa’s GOP Governor Nominee Introduces an Anti-Establishment Message
In farm country, Zach Lahn has to answer for his positions on “big ag.”
August 14, 2026
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Safety
250,000 Minifridges Recalled Over Fire, Burn Hazards
The problem was traced to a single switch.
August 14, 2026
A FedEx delivery van, Sept. 13, 2023, Denver.
Supply Chain
Surprise Credits After Overseas Purchases: Tariff Refunds Now Flowing Through Shippers
Shippers that acted as customs brokers have started to pass those refunds on.
August 14, 2026
New Toyota vehicles at the Toyota Logistics Service, Long Beach, Calif., March 26, 2025.
Supply Chain
Wholesale Price Inflation Slows Last Month as Gas, Food Costs Fall
The producer price index was up 4.7% compared to last July.
August 14, 2026
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Facility
How Gusmer Enterprises Is Shaping the Cannabis Beverage Industry
Why operators should focus on universal filtration systems.
August 13, 2026
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Facility
Partnership Aids Rural Water Security
The program comes in the aftermath of cyberattacks on water infrastructure that hit 12 states.
August 13, 2026
A section of the Amazon rainforest stands next to soy fields in Belterra, Brazil, Nov. 30, 2019.
Ingredients
Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Deals Blow to Soy Moratorium in the Amazon
Major grain traders withdrew from the pact earlier this year.
August 13, 2026
Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, June 18, 2025.
Labor
Researchers, Advocates Rail Against Government's Efforts to End Workforce Data Collection
Tens of thousands of employers have been required to submit workforce demographic reports since 1966.
August 13, 2026
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Security Breach: Good Guys Also Use AI
Headlines and hacker claims are not excuses for failing to leverage the cybersecurity benefits of AI.
August 12, 2026
Faith Maeba, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, shares an assignment for a Practical AI Synthesis course, Stafford, Va., July 20, 2026.
Consumer Trends
Inflation Slows but Prices Remain Elevated as Iran War, AI Spending Push Up Prices
Consumer prices increased 3.4% in July from a year ago.
August 12, 2026