Josh Funk
Business Reporter at Associated Press
AP reporter covering Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, UP, BNSF, CSX, NS, CPKC and CN railroads, ag and other Midwest news. Former blue check.
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1 week ago |
wcfcourier.com | Hannah Fingerhut |Thomas Beaumont |Josh Funk
FORT MADISON — A woman in southeast Iowa wasted no time when the floor opened for questions at Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley ‘s public meeting April 15, asking about the impact the Trump administration’s trade war could have in this export-dependent state. “My son has cattle,” she said in the crowded city hall chambers of Fort Madison, a Mississippi River port and railroad hub that typifies Iowa’s export economy.
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thebusinessjournal.com | Josh Funk |Gabriel Dillard
Eggs photo by Erol Ahmed on unsplash.com U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much immediate relief.
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2 weeks ago |
kstp.com | Josh Funk |Kyle Brown
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs should not anticipate immediate relief. Demand for eggs is typically elevated until after Easter, which falls on April 20.
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2 weeks ago |
thechiefleader.com | Josh Funk
Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops after China retaliated against President Donald Trump's tariffs. "There's just not any margin for error in the current farm economy," said Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland, who serves as president of the American Soybean Association.
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2 weeks ago |
argus-press.com | Josh Funk
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops after China retaliated against President Donald Trump's tariffs. “There's just not any margin for error in the current farm economy,” said Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland, who serves as president of the American Soybean Association.
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Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Boost U.S. Critical Minerals Output https://t.co/GcdNZMZ8Np
I appreciated @Mark_LaCour's perspective on whether the shut down of the Keystone pipeline after a leak in North Dakota will affect gas prices.
Closed two new deals with Fortune 500 companies, picked up a Maserati to do a car review and got interviewed by the associate press all in the same day https://t.co/REeUYIw5Q2
Keystone oil pipeline shutdown could lead to higher gasoline prices though refineries have fuel in storage so there shouldn’t be an immediate jump https://t.co/W8Q9hl24SA
