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The invisible hand of the market, made visible.

Some 60 million pounds of imported produce could get dumped at the U.S.-Mexico border every year. Here’s why—and who is rescuing it.

05.28.2019
Marilyn Noble + The Counter
“Breaking our back”: Food banks are drowning in milk China won’t buy
05.23.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Trump administration announces $16 billion in trade aid payments
05.23.2019
by H. Claire Brown
As trade war escalates, Trump hints at a second round of farm bailouts
05.14.2019
by H. Claire Brown + The Counter
Massive banana disease, worsened by climate change, threatens global crops
05.08.2019
by H. Claire Brown + The Counter
Prepare for sticker shock. The U.S.-Mexico Tomato War is on
05.07.2019
by Marilyn Noble + The Counter
Veterinarians worry African swine fever could be transmitted to U.S. via animal feed
05.01.2019
by H. Claire Brown + The Counter
U.S. food buys offer little relief from trade war
03.18.2019
by Christopher Walljasper
Farmers will destroy one in four cranberries this year
11.23.2018
by H. Claire Brown
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