The Court first considered whether a retail sales ban in the City where foie gras might otherwise be sold (i.e. the Foie Gras Ban) restricted or regulated farm operations in Sullivan County’s ...

A Manhattan judge de-liver-ed for some Big Apple restaurants this week, halting the city’s upcoming ban on foie gras sales. Judge J. Machelle Sweeting’s Thursday decision stops the city from ...

The state has put a halt to the Big Apple’s bid to ban foie gras — and one upstate farm has ducked financial catastrophe as a result. “This is the best news we could have gotten for ...

Hudson Valley Foie Gras farm in Liberty, N.Y., says about one-third of its sales are in New York City. | Jeff Coltin/POLITICO By Jeff Coltin 08/27/2023 07:00 AM EDT SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y.

An employee feeds a duck at Hudson Valley Foie Gras duck farm in 2017 in Sullivan County. Raw foie gras sells for $75 to 100 per pound. Pre-pandemic, Hudson Valley Foie Gras slaughtered about ...

Saravia, whose farm makes a third of its $3 million sales in New York City, ... Most foie gras producers fatten birds’ livers by force-feeding them. Duck farmers, ...

The state of New of York has determined that New York City’s ban on foie gras, stuffed goose or duck liver, violates the law, according to New York City Superior Court documents.

“It’s about more than just foie gras; it’s about preserving our right to farm and support our families.” It’s been a long road to this outcome: All the way back in 2019, New York voted ...