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David L. Ortega

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Food Economist | Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics and Policy at Michigan State University | Venezuelan 🇻🇪

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    David L. Ortega @dlortega.bsky.social

    Wholesale prices came in hot in today’s PPI report, but veggies stole the show 🥦📈

    Vegetable prices at the wholesale level surged nearly 39% in July. @willmasters.bsky.social & I unpack what’s behind this spike in today's @marketplace.org 🎙️

    www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

    About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.

    Why are wholesale vegetable prices spiking, and what's that mean for consumers?

    About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.
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    CNN @cnn.com

    Grocery prices have continued to tick higher after the election, and Americans are starting to change their shopping behavior as they grow more concerned about the economy.

    President Donald Trump campaigned on lowering grocery prices during the 2024 race and pledged that Americans are “going to be affording their groceries very soon.” But grocery prices have continued to...

    Americans are worried about grocery prices again, and they’re making changes | CNN Business

    President Donald Trump campaigned on lowering grocery prices during the 2024 race and pledged that Americans are “going to be affording their groceries very soon.” But grocery prices have continued to...
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    Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org

    What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?

    Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...

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    David L. Ortega @dlortega.bsky.social

    The plan to split #USDA into 5 regional hubs, risks decades of progress, institutional knowledge, and global leadership.

    If the goal is to be “closer to the people”, this map tells a different story.

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