Elizabeth Elkin

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  • An oil pumpjack in TexasFinance

    Natural gas producers in Texas are paying people to take their supply as prices sink deeper into negative territory

    By Elizabeth Elkin and Bloomberg
  • Bunch of piglets seen from frontEnvironment

    Hog processing plants risk going out of business because inflation has made pork so expensive

    By Elizabeth Elkin and Jen Skerritt
  • Guineafowls stand in an outdoor area near their poultry house, in Les Herbiers, western France, on December 5, 2022, as some 10 million ducks, chickens and other poultry have been culled in France since November in one of the most widespread outbreaks of bird flu in years. – Quarantine measures have been taken against the virus and French farmers are compensated by the government for losses that can run into the millions of euros. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Why your holiday turkey will cost you more this year (it’s not just inflation)

    By Megan Durisin, Elizabeth Elkin, and others
  • John R. TysonLifestyle

    The Tyson Foods CFO and heir who was reportedly found asleep in a stranger’s bed and arrested for public intoxication says he’s ’embarrassed’

    By Michael Hirtzer, Elizabeth Elkin, and others
  • John R. Tyson.Lifestyle

    The CFO of Tyson Foods—who is also the son of the chairman—was arrested for public intoxication one month into the job

    By Elizabeth Elkin and Bloomberg
  • A Material Sales towboat docked on the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, US, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Shipments along the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio and Arkansas rivers declined in the week ending June 25 from the previous week, according to the USDA’s weekly grain transportation report. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    A low Mississippi River is about to deepen Europe’s energy crisis

    By Elizabeth Elkin, Will Wade, and others
  • “Impossible Foods” burgers made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale on November 15, 2019 in New York City. – Vegetarian alternatives to burgers and sausages, revived by start-ups like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, are enjoying a certain enthusiasm that meat giants also want to enjoy. Since this summer, the world leader in the JBS sector has been marketing a soy burger in Brazil that includes beetroot, garlic and onions, with a look similar to a rare minced steak. In the US, the largest meat producer Tyson Foods launched a new line of products in June based on plants or mixing meat and vegetables. Its competitors Hormel Foods, Perdue Farms or Smithfield, have similar initiatives. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Plant-based food sales are expected to increase fivefold by 2030

    By Elizabeth Elkin and Bloomberg