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FMI Announces Appointment of New Directors to its Board of Directors

Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association is proud to announce the appointment of several distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors at the association’s annual Midwinter Executive Conference....

FMI Statement on December CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI commented on the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which shows a 0.7% rise in food-at-home prices for December and a 2.4% increase over the last 12 ...

FMI Statement on November CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI commented on the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which shows a 1.9% increase in food-at-home prices over the last 12 months....

FMI Praises President Trump’s Actions to Reduce Tariffs on Food Products

Today, FMI resoundingly applauded President Trump for signing a presidential order that reduces tariffs on food and agricultural products not grown at all or in sufficient quantities in the United States to fully meet consumer ...

FMI Statement on September CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI commented on the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows a 0.3% monthly increase in food-at-home prices for September and a 2.7% rise year-over-...

FMI Statement on August CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI responded to the latest CPI numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows a 0.6% monthly increase in food-at-home prices for August and a 2.7% rise on a year-over-year ...

FMI Statement on Beef Prices

Today, FMI commented on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Price Outlook numbers and the factors impacting the price of beef products on grocery store shelves....

FMI Statement on May CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI commented on the May 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released today, showing a 0.3% increase in the rate of food-at-home inflation from April 2025 and a 2.2% rise year-over-year....

FMI Statement on April CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association commented on the April 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released today, showing a 0.4% decrease in the rate of food-at-home inflation from March 2025 and a 2.0% rise year-over-year....

FMI Statement on March CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association commented on the March 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released today....

FMI Statement on February CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association commented on the February 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released today, showing a decline in the rate of food price inflation from January 2025 and remaining flat year-over-year....

FMI Welcomes Tariff Pause on USMCA Products

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association applauded President Trump for pausing tariffs on products covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement until April 2. FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following ...

FMI Statement on Mexico, Canada and China Tariffs

Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO, FMI – The Food Industry Association, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s tariffs levied on imported products from Mexico, Canada and China that recently went into ...

FMI Statement on Trump Administration Avian Flu Response Efforts

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s expanded strategy to curtail the spread of avian ...

FMI Statement on January CPI Food Price Numbers

Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability and Policy Development Andy Harig issued the following statement on the January 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI)...