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Michael Snyder Jun 07, 2026 Gigantic underground aquifers are being rapidly depleted all over the world, and once that water is gone it will take a very long time for it to come back. In fact, in some areas of the United States the recharge rate is less than an inch per year. That is a major problem, because more than half of the water that U.S. farmers use for irrigation comes from underground aquifers. What in the world are our farmers going to do once that water is gone? T

By Jenny Gross Reporting from Walhain, Belgium Updated June 2, 2026, 3:04 a.m. ET The New York Times Kevin Faingnaert for The New York Times Belgium’s potato harvest set a record, just as tariffs hit U.S. demand for frozen fries and as competition from suppliers in Asia intensified. A thousand tons of potatoes were stacked 15 feet high in a warehouse on Kris D’haeyere’s farm for months. Even though he offered to sell them for just a couple of euros per ton, no one wanted to b

By Owen Tucker-Smith | May 10, 2026 12:00 pm ET The Wall Street Journal A series of economic challenges, from tariffs to stretched consumers, has hit the food industry in the past year. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Having absorbed various price shocks, firms are less able to avoid passing on additional costs to retailers and consumers HUNTS POINT, N.Y.—Stefanie Katzman’s celery is starting to feel the pinch of $5.66-a-gallon diesel. Her food-distribution company buys