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Patrick Thomas

ARTICLES BY PATRICK THOMAS

A Minnesota soybean field awaits the harvest. BEN BREWER/BLOOMBERG NEWS

How the lowly soybean got trapped in the crossfire of the US-China trade wars

9 min read . 07 Nov 2025

Chinese negotiators have suggested that China would buy more U.S. soybeans as part of talks aimed at ending the trade war, (Getty Images via AFP)

The American farmers China is using as a trade-war bargaining chip

5 min read . 12 Sept 2025

Tightening supplies of commodities are also driving up prices at grocery stores and restaurants. (Getty Images via AFP)

Higher prices are coming for household staples

4 min read . 29 Aug 2025

Smithfield is majority-owned by Chinese pork company WH Group and Syngenta is a subsidiary of China National Chemical.

Trump administration seeks to ban China from buying US farms

3 min read . 09 Jul 2025

The conflict could be difficult to untangle—and public signs are emerging of a clash within the administration. (REUTERS)

Trump struggles to press deportations without damaging the economy

9 min read . 17 Jun 2025

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