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When It Comes to Soy, the Trade Truce Is Working in China’s Favor

January 18, 2019

China has managed to generate goodwill for the U.S. trade talks, while also lowering the premium for soy from Brazil — its other major supplier.

Consumer Goods Manufacturing Focuses on S&OP

January 17, 2019

Logility

Challenge: A company needed to leverage supply chain and sales and operation planning (S&OP) processes to increase efficiency across its expanding product portfolio — and become a top supplier to its customers.

Sustainable Palm Oil Isn’t Hard to Find. But No One Buys It.

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest growers of palm oil say they’re stepping up efforts to produce the contentious commodity more sustainably, but consumers are unwilling to pay.

America's Biggest Grocery Chain Is Bracing for a Recession

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

America’s biggest supermarket chain is seeing signs that U.S. shoppers are getting nervous about the future.

As FDA Shutdown Drags On, Supply Chain Risk Grows

January 14, 2019

Bloomberg

Four weeks into the federal government shutdown, a new worry has emerged: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety inspections.

The Latest Tech Won’t Save Stores Failing Retail 101

January 14, 2019

Bloomberg

About 37,000 retail-industry professionals are coming together this week to “revolutionize” the shopping experience with virtual reality, artificial intelligence and more.

Q&A | Surfing the M&A Wave: How to Avoid a Wipeout

January 14, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The business world is witnessing a rash of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. What's behind the trend?

U.S. Firm Building 'Cannabis Superhighway' Is Looking to Canada

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

MJIC says its superhighway will create the infrastructure to legally transport, distribute and sell marijuana amid a thicket of regulations that hamper the industry supply chain.

Government Shutdown Leaves Agricultural Industry Scrambling for ‘Critical Data’

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

As the U.S. government shutdown postpones the release of monthly agriculture data, forecasting firms are trying to plug the gap with their own crop estimates.