Martin Crutsinger

When Filling Automation Wins

When Filling Automation Wins

August 1, 2026

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

When Filling Automation Wins

When Filling Automation Wins

See how automated bulk bag filling and palletizing helped eliminate labor challenges and improve output.

August 1, 2026

In this April 29, 2020 photo, a shopper wears a mask as she looks over meat products at a grocery store in Dallas.

Higher Food Costs Lead Rise in April Wholesale Prices

The 0.6 percent increase in the producer price index was double the gain that economists had been forecasting.

May 13, 2021

A shopper loads her basket next to a display of paper towels in a Costco warehouse in this photograph taken on Nov. 18 in Sheridan, CO.

November Consumer Prices Rise 0.2%

A rise in the cost of energy and a number of other goods offset a drop in food costs.

December 10, 2020

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Wholesale Prices Up 0.3% as Food Costs Jump

Food costs rose 2.4 percent, the biggest increase since a 5.6 percent surge in May that was tied to shortages caused by the pandemic.

November 13, 2020

In this May 10, 2020 photo, a shopper pushes his cart past a display of packaged meat in a grocery store in southeast Denver.

September US Wholesale Prices up 0.4% Amid Higher Food Prices

It reflected in part a 1.2 percent increase in food costs, the sharpest rise since a 5.6 percent spike in May when many food plants were shut down.

October 14, 2020

In this Dec. 12, 2019 file photo, workers process chickens at the Lincoln Premium Poultry plant, Costco Wholesale's dedicated poultry supplier, in Fremont, NE.

US Wholesale Prices Up 0.3% in August Amid Lower Food Costs

The latest producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — followed a 0.6% surge in July.

September 10, 2020

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May Wholesale Prices Rose 0.4%

The increase followed three straight months of decline.

June 11, 2020

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China to Lift U.S. Beef Ban After 14 Years

A new agreement covers a number of long-standing barriers in areas ranging from agriculture to energy to the operation of American financial firms in China.

May 12, 2017