Justin Benavidez博士在工作人员更替和粮食无保障加剧时,将美国农业部首席经济学家命名为美国农业部首席经济学家。 Dr. Justin Benavidez named USDA Chief Economist amid staff turnover and rising food insecurity.

Justin Benavidez博士已被任命为美国农业部首席经济学家,接替Seth Meyer博士,Seth Meyer博士自2021年以来领导该机构的经济预测后即将退休。 Dr. Justin Benavidez has been appointed U.S. Department of Agriculture Chief Economist, succeeding Dr. Seth Meyer, who is retiring after leading the agency’s economic forecasting since 2021. Benavidez,前家庭农业委员会首席经济学家和得克萨斯州A&M教授,带来了农业经济学和政策方面的专门知识。 Benavidez, a former House Agriculture Committee Chief Economist and Texas A&M professor, brings expertise in farm economics and policy. 他的任命是在美国农业部工作人员大量更替的情况下进行的,首席经济学家办公室大约22%的团队在过去一年离开。 His appointment comes amid significant USDA staff turnover, with about 22% of the Office of the Chief Economist’s team leaving in the past year. 美国农业部还报告说,美国粮食无保障率在2024年上升到13.7%,是2014年以来最高的,而玉米出口由于中国的需求依然强劲。 The USDA also reported that U.S. food insecurity rose to 13.7% in 2024, the highest since 2014, while corn exports remain strong due to demand from China.