Standards are a boon for some food groups but raise concerns among others

Meat prices rise as cattle herd declines to lowest level since 1952

Much is being written about how to feed a rapidly expanding global population, but of equal importance, particularly in the U.S., is who will produce the raw materials.

Seldom has there been a time like this year when commodity prices hurt the financial results of so many food companies.

House committee issues report on Listeria outbreak traced to contaminated cantaloupes

Boost in supplies pull market lower

Even without embracing the calamities forecast by those most focused on what may happen to climate, the emphasis is on helping poorer nations cope with meeting food needs, which are expanding in response to population and economic growth.