{"id":254503,"date":"2026-07-29T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254503\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:45:12","slug":"private-equity-vs-family-farmers-mushroom-wars-affected-by-tariffs-and-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254503\/","title":{"rendered":"Private equity vs family farmers: Mushroom wars affected by tariffs and ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Wednesday. A flash-flood warning is in effect through 2 p.m., and showers could return in the evening<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mushroom growers in Pennsylvania are divided over cheap, grocery-store fungi<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A top mayoral appointee is leaving his post with the City of Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, City Council is pressing the school board to return to the negotiating table on school closings<\/a>, and more news of the day.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Paola P\u00e9rez (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania mushroom growers and their Canadian counterparts \u2014 whom are winning a larger share of the U.S. market \u2014 find themselves on opposite sides of tariff and \u201cdumping\u201d disputes.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf44\u200d\ud83d\udfeb The state produces 68% of the mushrooms grown in the U.S., and most of that is within 100 miles of Philadelphia. As domestic production has dropped, imports have risen.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf44\u200d\ud83d\udfeb Canadian farms have \u201cdumped\u201d mushrooms, or sold them at unfairly low prices, to U.S. grocery stores, according to a preliminary finding by the U.S. Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf44\u200d\ud83d\udfeb This anti-dumping ruling would ease competitive pressure and other compounding factors on family-owned U.S. growers. But one Keystone State grower called the decision a protectionist move, and warned that consumers would be left with fewer choices.<\/p>\n

Dive into the mushroom wars with business reporter Joseph DiStefano<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Philadelphia Managing Director Adam K. Thiel is resigning from his job in Mayor Cherelle L. Parker\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

Thiel supervised many of the government\u2019s day-to-day operations, stood by Parker as a key crisis manager, and was the face of the administration\u2019s strategy in Kensington.<\/p>\n

He has also been one of its least visible senior officials. The Inquirer previously reported his frequent absences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

City Hall reporter Anna Orso has the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus: Philadelphia\u2019s top lawyer is also parting ways with the Parker administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What you should know today<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/p>\n

A football player was sexually assaulted by teammates in Cheltenham High\u2019s locker room. Nearly a year since the hazing incident, no charges have been filed. His mother is pushing for answers.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udde0 Trivia time<\/p>\n

The Eagles signed defensive tackle Jalen Carter to a contract extension through 2031, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the value of the deal?<\/p>\n

A) $122 million<\/p>\n

B) $199 million<\/p>\n

C) $173 million<\/p>\n

D) $152 million<\/p>\n

Think you know? Check your answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What (and whom) we\u2019re \u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf63 Hungry for: Budget-friendly omakase<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb0 Explaining: The fine print in Peco\u2019s new contract that gives all workers pensions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd16 Wondering: Are Waymo self-driving vehicles really less likely to cause accidents than people<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd29 Starstruck by: LeBron James and nine other stars who stunned Philly simply by coming here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u26bd Discovering: What Premier League team to support, based on this quiz<\/a>. (Paola says: I got Coventry City, and Fulham and Nottingham Forest as alternatives. As an existing Fulham fan, I feel seen \u2014 and I concur!)<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udde9 Unscramble the anagram<\/p>\n

Hint: Delco fixture selling dairy, groceries, and convenience goods<\/p>\n

FRASS SWIMS <\/p>\n

Email us if you know the answer<\/a>. We\u2019ll select a reader at random to shout out here.<\/p>\n

Cheers to Jody Schiavelli, who solved Tuesday\u2019s anagram: National Treasure. A three-day event in late August will celebrate one of the best and most absurd films ever partially filmed in Philly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Philly street artist who goes by irregular. installed a LeBron James mirror mosaic on an old Burger King wall<\/a>. \u201cIt explains itself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffd Thanks for starting your day with us. Take care out there.<\/p>\n

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