Esta nota cuenta con el apoyo del Chicago Region Food Systems Fund. Read the story in English here.
En Beardstown, Illinois, la pareja cubana había pasado el último año construyendo
Despite new tariffs and ongoing trade negotiations, US beef imports from Brazil hit a record 197 million pounds in January 2025, up from 7 million in January 2020. JBS, the world’s largest meat company, helped power the surge as the US herd shrank.
Food prices have been increasing for decades, and lately they have been outstripping inflation. This year, grocery prices have continued their upward trend.
By stretching one congressional day to 7,056 hours and claiming it’s the only day left in the session, Republicans have ensured that no vote can be forced to overturn Trump’s national emergency — keeping his tariff war locked in place.
The little-known Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is taking longer to review appeals of OSHA fines and orders. Now the three-person commission is about to lose its only member.
Midwest farmers fear economic fallout as Trump’s shifting tariff policies reignite trade tensions with key partners. Many worry that new trade wars will further disrupt global markets, leaving them with fewer buyers and declining profits.
