PJ Huffstutter

@pjhuffstutter

@Reuters reporter covering US ag, farm economy & farm debt, working on book. Tips? DMs open. 📧: [email protected] - Sensitive? On Signal & Whatsapp.

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · Jun 7

In a state that handed Trump three straight wins, where Trump flags flap near food aid flyers pinned on bulletin boards, the cost of his austerity push on food access is starting to show in Ohio. My latest, with @evelynpix reuters.com/investigates/s…

pjhuffstutter's tweet card. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective feeds some 35,000 families a week across the state which Donald Trump won in the last three elections. Now his cuts are hurting.

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Leah Douglas@leahjdouglas · Jul 8

There will be "no amnesty" for US farmworkers from deportation, per Ag. Sec. Rollins. Trump wants a 100% American workforce, she said. "There are 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program. There are plenty of workers in America." reuters.com/legal/governme…

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · Jul 8

REQUEST FOR HELP: If you were going to use a language translation app when talking to someone in person, what phone app would you recommend? I've been playing with Google Translate, but wondered if anyone else had a better suggestion. Sincerely - a reporter who speaks un peu of…

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · Jun 12

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor. The latest from @jeffmason1, @susanheavey and me: reuters.com/world/us/trump…

pjhuffstutter's tweet card. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor.

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · Jun 12

Must read ag/food story by @Reuters @leahjdouglas, about the economic ripple down onto states from the proposed SNAP cuts. It's a terrific example of how to approach a story that's, at its core, a numbers & data story. reuters.com/world/us/state…

pjhuffstutter's tweet card. U.S. states will not be able to fully administer food stamp benefits for millions of the nation's poor if a proposal in the Republican tax bill forcing them to shoulder billions of dollars in new...

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corinne_perkins@corinne_perkins · Jun 7

Incredible work from @pjhuffstutter and @evelynpix showing the toll as Ohio food banks strain as Trump slashes federal aid programs reuters.com/investigates/s…

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · Jun 3

Egg prices are starting to fall, according to this very interesting @USDA_ERS Charts of Note. The article has a good explainer on the lag between wholesale and retail pricing patterns, and what's been happening in recent months: ers.usda.gov/data-products/…

pjhuffstutter's tweet image. Egg prices are starting to fall, according to this very interesting @USDA_ERS Charts of Note. The article has a good explainer on the lag between wholesale and retail pricing patterns, and what's been happening in recent months: ers.usda.gov/data-products/…

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · May 30

A terrific read by @ReneeNHickman about how a MAHA report on the health of American children used some scientific studies to back its findings & results - studies that didn't actually exist. (Oopsie.) reuters.com/business/healt…

pjhuffstutter's tweet card. A highly-publicized U.S. government report on the health of American children referenced scientific studies that did not exist among citations to support its conclusions in what the White House said...

PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · May 22

Ag story must-read: @Reuters @SchlitzHeather's fascinating tale about how the U.S.-China trade war has cost hog and cattle breeders a lucrative export market- and created an opportunity for farmers in Denmark to take market share. The headline is🔥! reuters.com/world/china/pi…

pjhuffstutter's tweet image. Ag story must-read: @Reuters @SchlitzHeather's fascinating tale about how the U.S.-China trade war has cost hog and cattle breeders a lucrative export market- and created an opportunity for farmers in Denmark to take market share. The headline is🔥!

reuters.com/world/china/pi…

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PJ Huffstutter@pjhuffstutter · May 20

Morning ag read: @Reuters' Renee Hickman great dispatch from Arizona, about how USDA's shuttering of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program is impacting kids, at a time when the FDA is pushing for healthier school lunch programs. reuters.com/business/healt…