Increases in food prices means Thanksgiving meals might end up being more expensive for families this year. Bradley Rickard, Cornell University food and agricultural economist, can speak to the rise in prices and how it will hit wallets this Thanksgiving.…
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As prices climb, WVU expert encourages household spending review
With inflation at a 40-year high leading to higher prices for groceries, gas and other goods, a West Virginia University expert is offering some tips for saving on household expenses. Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension family and community development agent,…
Global Study Finds Healthy Eating Got Pricier in the Pandemic
A new study compared the retail prices of eight food groups and overall consumer prices in 180 countries between January 2019 and June 2021, and found that the cost of groceries rose in tandem with COVID-19 case counts across the globe.
Food prices will continue to rise, likely through next year
An agribusiness professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University explains the factors causing prices to go up at the grocery store, and why the worst may not be behind us just yet.
How a Global Pandemic Changed the Way We Eat and Shop
Studies being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE bring new insights into how people ate, shopped and felt about food as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded. Studying these trends can shed light on potential lingering health impacts of the pandemic and inform responses to future emergencies.

Marine Fisheries Will Not Offset Farm Losses after Nuclear War
After a nuclear war, wild-catch marine fisheries will not offset the loss of food grown on land, especially if widespread overfishing continues, according to a Rutgers co-authored study. But effective pre-war fisheries management would greatly boost the oceans’ potential contribution of protein and nutrients during a global food emergency, according to the study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study for the first time explored the effects of nuclear war on wild-catch marine fisheries.