Stadiums Experiment with Lowering Food and Beverage Prices
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they would be lowering prices on food and drink options in Amelie Arena for the 2020 season. Prices would be reduced by an average of…
Crisis Hits Farmers: Some face labor shortages, others face customer shortages
US agriculture is suffering major setbacks related to the Coronavirus outbreak. Stay-at-home orders have caused a significant decline in restaurant business, forcing many to temporarily close or cut down to…
Breweries and Distilleries Produce Hand Sanitizer to Relieve Shortage
The global spread of the Coronavirus led to a surge in demand for a number of goods including toilet paper, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer. Many people worried about future…
In Vino Veritas…Ceteris Paribus
Prices for California wines are expected to drop to the lowest they have been in the past five years. Wine consumption in the US has consistently grown over the past…
Organic Dairy Farmers in Decline
Sales of organic products in the US exceeded $50 billion in revenue for the first time ever in 2018. Organic sales have more than doubled since 2010. Despite this tremendous…
Price Increases at The Happiest Place on Earth
In the wake of opening new Star Wars themed attractions in their parks, Disneyland and Walt Disney World recently announced a price increase on tickets to visit their theme parks.…
Small Potatoes
In early December 2019, media outlets across the US warned of a potential French fry shortage in 2020. These warnings came after the US Department of Agriculture estimated that the…
Immigration or Innovation in Agriculture?
American agriculture has long depended on immigrant labor. Many of these workers are undocumented. In recent years, the US government has increased its immigration enforcement activity, identifying, arresting, and deporting…
Plastic Pollution Problems
Each year, millions of tons of discarded plastic makes its way into the world’s oceans. Approximately 80 percent of that waste was originally discarded on land, with the remaining 20…
Fishy Pricing
In December 2019 the CEO of Bumblebee Tuna was convicted of price-fixing in the packaged seafood market. With this conviction the CEO faces up to 10 years in prison and…