Egg price-fixing verdict: In a case filed a dozen years ago, a federal jury in Chicago ruled that several large egg producers conspired to control the U.S. egg supply and raise prices from 2004-2008. (Associated Press)
Grocery inflation to slow: Retail food prices were forecast to rise by a negligible 1 percent in 2024, a dramatic slowdown from grocery price inflation of 11.4 percent last year and 5.2 percent this year. (USDA)
Opposition to Midwest E15: After warnings by two oil companies of potential logistical headaches, the White House has slowed action on a request by eight midwestern governors for EPA approval of year-round sales of E15 in their states, said two unidentified sources. (Reuters)
Bird flu hits Ohio: Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on an egg farm with 1.3 million hens northwest of Columbus, Ohio, the largest outbreak in domestic flocks this fall; some 5.8 million birds died in outbreaks this month. (USDA)
Canadian feral ‘super pigs’: An exploding population of feral “super pigs” in Canada’s prairie provinces, often crossbreeds of Eurasian boar and domestic swine, is threatening to spread across the border into Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. (Associated Press)