The U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised the markets on Aug. 10 with corn, soybean and most wheat production forecasts above trade expectations.

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act of 2016, enacted on July 29, 2016, requires the U.S.D.A. to develop a national standard that food manufacturers would be required to use in order to notify consumers of the presence in food of bioengineered ingredients.

Small companies that attract outside investment to support growth face many challenges.

The budget resolution “assumes” that restructuring the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will result in savings of about $150 billion during the next 10 years.

The U.S.D.A. increased the amount of sugar U.S. producers can market.

E-commerce currently accounts for approximately 8% of consumer packaged goods sales in the United States.

For food and agriculture trade, the first enumerated goal was maintaining existing reciprocal duty-free access for agricultural goods.

Crop conditions around the world have contributed to what has become a major weather market in 2017.

The clean label trend is transforming into a focus on total transparency.

The U.S.D.A. estimates 2017 all wheat plantings at 45,657,000 acres, down 9% from 2016 and the lowest since records began in 1919.