Good news for Super Bowl party hosts: Chicken-wing prices are down 22%

Good news for Super Bowl party hosts: Chicken-wing prices are down 22%

The price of food has increased 10.4% compared with a year ago, according to the latest government statistics. But there may be good news for those planning a Super Bowl party centered on the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs: Your food costs could actually be lower than they were in…

‘Turkey is non-negotiable’: Americans refuse to skip Thanksgiving turkey in favor of cheaper alternatives, despite soaring food prices

‘Turkey is non-negotiable’: Americans refuse to skip Thanksgiving turkey in favor of cheaper alternatives, despite soaring food prices

Americans are clipping their wings, but not cutting them out of Thanksgiving dinner altogether. Half of those planning to host Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 24 have already purchased their turkey, according to a new survey released by market-intelligence company Morning Consult.  Among those who plan to serve the bird, 73% said they expect turkey to…

Thanksgiving dinner costs 20% more this year as most ingredient prices spike

Thanksgiving dinner costs 20% more this year as most ingredient prices spike

Thanksgiving dinner will be taking a much bigger bite out of your grocery bill this year.  In fact, the cost of buying a turkey and the trimmings to feed a family of 10 is the highest it’s been years, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation survey. The Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey puts…

Rancher sentenced to 11 years for ripping off Tyson Foods of nearly $250 million in ‘ghost cattle’ scam

Rancher sentenced to 11 years for ripping off Tyson Foods of nearly $250 million in ‘ghost cattle’ scam

A Washington state rancher has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a nearly quarter-billion-dollar ripoff of Tyson Foods Inc. TSN, -2.49% in which it sold the meat processor more than 260,000 head of cattle that didn’t exist.  Prosecutors say Cody Easterday, 51, of Mesa, Wash., ran the “ghost cattle” scam for more than…