State-level food sales are diversifying, including cultured meat for the military.
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**The Bureau of Economic Research analyzed food sales at the state level and found that per capita food sales will reach $7,102 in 2023, with about 45% of that spent on food at home.
Food costs for households ranged from about $2,500 in West Virginia to $4,100 in Alaska.
Western states had the highest food sales at home, with Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Utah rounding out the top five.
Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Oklahoma rounded out the bottom five states.
**The National Beef Producers Association has denounced the recent announcement of a Department of Defense-sponsored research grant that will fund the development of cultured meat products by biotechnology company BioMADE.
NCBA Vice President Ethan Lane said he was outraged that millions of taxpayer dollars were being spent to treat America's heroes like lab rats.
Lane said the misguided research project was a huge insult to all those who have served their country.
** Former Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is calling on Congress to increase federal support for the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
The former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said the U.S. is poised to deliver truly game-changing innovations in energy, such as SAF, that would increase domestic production, further strengthen U.S. energy security and create new markets, such as aviation.
Walden says the next few years will be crucial for the future of the SAF.
