Visited with Ailsa Chang All Things Considered to talk about food prices
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“Americans are overestimating food price inflation, not just by a little, but by a lot,” says CFDAS director Joe Balagtas and professor in Purdue Ag Econ. The The New York Times features our March data in a recent article. nytimes.com/live/2024/04/1…

What is your perception of and willingness to try lab-grown meat? Our March Consumer Food Insights Report surveyed this question and more. See the results. Joe Balagtas Purdue Agriculture ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/04/s…

Many consumers view conventional meats as both tastier and healthier than laboratory-grown alternatives, according to the Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability March Consumer Food Insights Report. Purdue Ag Econ's Joe Balagtas breaks down the data. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/04/s…

Cheering for Purdue Men's Basketball tonight. Boiler up!

Proud of and happy for my Purdue Ag Econ colleagues!

Foreshadowing of Purdue Men's Basketball’s run to the nat championship game, which will be played on the night of April 8 aka the day of the total solar eclipse?

According to the new Consumer Food Insights Report, 64% of respondents predict food prices will rise in the next year, with an average predicted increase of 3.7%. Learn more about the survey-based report from Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/03/m…

Food or nutrition-related New Year's resolutions were more popular going into 2024 compared to last year. Find out why in our January Consumer Food Insights Report. Joe Balagtas Purdue Agriculture ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/02/n…

What are your New Year’s resolutions? January’s Consumer Food Insights Report found food or nutrition-related resolutions were more popular going into 2024 than last year. Purdue Ag Econ professor and Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability director Joe Balagtas explains the data.ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/02/n…

'The January reading was the lowest since February 2021.'

Approximately 30% of consumers wrongly interpret 'best by' dates to indicate food safety. And most of them also will ignore sensory cues (food smells and looks 'normal'), and discard food that is past the date printed on the label.

The December 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report from Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability explores perceptions of food date labels like “use by” and “sell by.” Director and professor of Purdue Ag Econ Joe Balagtas digs deeper into the decision to discard food. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/01/y…

Younger generations, Millennials especially, score higher in the environmental and socially sustainable food purchasing dimensions of the latest Consumer Food Insights Report survey.
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Last month's Consumer Food Insights report found that food insecurity tends to be higher among younger individuals. purdue.ag/consumer-food-…

Ken Foster, professor of Purdue Ag Econ, received the Hovde Award for excellence in educational service. We're celebrating over 33 years of his dedication to the land-grant mission and leadership that impacted #PurdueAg and communities across Indiana. ag.purdue.edu/news/2023/12/k…

Why are some experts and consumers disagreeing about the state of the economy? Joe Balagtas seeks to make sense of this dissonance, discussing inflation trends and resulting consumer gloom in a new Chew On This! blog post. purdue.ag/3tj0VmO

“Over half of consumers connect “best if used by” and “use-by” dates with food safety, while over 30% believe these labels are related to food quality.' — Joseph Balagtas
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Exploring food safety, our November Consumer Food Insights report found that consumers are more likely to believe raw meats pose a high risk of containing foodborne bacteria than other food items purdue.ag/consumer-food-…