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Patrick Thomas

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ARTICLES BY PATRICK THOMAS

Egg companies are calling for a stronger government response to the bird flu outbreak. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Chicken, egg companies spar over bird-flu vaccinations

4 min read . 21 Feb 2025

Pork consumption per capita in the U.S. has been flat for decades, according to the USDA. (Image: Pixabay)

Americans don’t eat enough bacon. The pork king has a plan.

6 min read . 01 Feb 2025

The chain is the object of a multibillion-dollar bidding war between would-be buyers on two continents. (REUTERS)

7-Eleven, the Slurpee and a $47 billion takeover battle

10 min read . 23 Nov 2024

Chief Executive Jeff Rowe says that the information Syngenta collects from U.S. farmers is handled responsibly. (Syngenta)

The CEO trying to smooth US-China tensions in farm country

4 min read . 02 Jun 2024

Smithfield Foods, the largest U.S. pork processor, uses automated rib pullers at its pork plants, precision-slicing soon-to-be spare ribs off the carcass.

Meet the robots slicing your barbecue ribs

5 min read . 09 Apr 2024

Walmart for years has been the biggest U.S. seller of groceries in terms of total sales. PHOTO: JOE CARROTTA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

A $20 Billion Deal Depends on Whether You Think Walmart Is a Supermarket

5 min read . 26 Mar 2024

The American pork industry has a problem: It makes more tenderloin, ham, sausage and bacon than anybody wants to eat.

We’re Not Eating Enough Bacon, and That’s a Problem for the Economy

10 min read . 10 Feb 2024

The price of eggs rose 11.1% last month compared with the month before and was up nearly 60% in December from the prior year

Egg prices have soared 60% in a year. Here is why they are so expensive

4 min read . 18 Jan 2023

When the carbon programs launched several years ago, they were pitched by companies as a way for farmers to generate extra cash.

Agriculture companies push carbon-capture farming; growers are skeptical

4 min read . 16 Jan 2023

John R. Tyson was arrested for criminal trespass and public intoxication, according to the report, and booked at the Washington County Detention Center (Photo: AP)

Tyson Foods CFO arrested after authorities say he fell asleep in wrong house

4 min read . 08 Nov 2022

Bayer hits courtroom winning streak as it battles remaining roundup lawsuits

4 min read . 04 Oct 2022

A tight crop supply globally has boosted grains prices. Year-to-date, corn futures are up 31% while soybeans have risen 19% and wheat has increased nearly 42% (Photo: Mint)

Farmers are racing against poor weather to plant crops

4 min read . 13 May 2022

Agriculture giants stay in Russia despite calls to exit over Ukraine war

5 min read . 21 Mar 2022

How war in Ukraine drives up inflation at US farms, supermarkets, retailers

6 min read . 07 Mar 2022

Higher farm costs could help push up grocery bills further in 2022, analysts say, following a year in which global food prices rose to decade highs (Photo: AP)

Farmers feel the squeeze of inflation

5 min read . 15 Feb 2022

Pricey chicken puts thighs on restaurant menus

4 min read . 02 Jan 2022

At the very top, Microsoft Corp. held on to its No. 1 spot in the annual ranking, which uses the principles of the late management guru Peter Drucker to identify the most effectively managed companies (REUTERS)

The Best-Managed Companies of 2021—and How They Made It to the Top

7 min read . 12 Dec 2021

Selling cars in the era of the chip shortage: Online chats and no more haggling

4 min read . 18 Oct 2021

Covid-19 is calling into question long-held views about the structure and nature of work, including—for some—the tradition of the five-day, 40-hour week. (Mind)

Is a four-day week the future of work?

8 min read . 31 Jul 2021

Summer job market for teens is sweet

5 min read . 06 Jun 2021