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Soaring Prices Are Changing the Way People Eat
With the world economy already shackled by Covid-related shortages and now reeling from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices of such basics as bread, meat and cooking oils have jumped across the world, sending shock waves through the commodity markets and damaging the global food system.
A farmer fertilizes his crop in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo: Bloomberg.
Ukraine Sunflower Oil Crisis Hits Food From Chips to Cookies
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, forcing companies to turn to less desirable alternatives such as palm oil in products ranging from potato chips to cookies.
Chocolate chip cookies cool on a baking sheet. Photo: Lee Torrens/ Canva.
Three Ways Food Companies Can Safeguard Their Supply Chains
Supply chain issues are likely to persist through mid 2022, if not longer. That said, there are some steps that manufacturers can take to mitigate the current hurdles.
Canadian Pacific Rail Halts Operations After Labor Talks Fail
One of Canada’s largest railways is winding down operations after failing to reach a labor deal with unionized workers.
A Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.
U.S. Retail Sales Soften as High Gasoline Costs Begin to Bite
Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in February after surging a month earlier, suggesting that consumers tempered their spending in some categories as inflation limited purchasing power.
A shopper carries a Coach Inc. retail bag. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: The Key to Ensuring Efficient Last-Mile Delivery
Customer demands for efficient last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders didn't slacken during the pandemic, and will only grow more intense in the years to come, says Manil Uppal, co-founder of Delivery Solutions.
The Key To Ensuring Efficient Last Mile Delivery
Ukraine Farmers Urged to Sow But Fear for Workers’ Lives
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply. But several of the nation’s largest agribusinesses say some plantings just won’t happen if Russia continues its war in Europe’s breadbasket.
Deere & Co. combine harvesters create clouds of dust as they harvest a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg.
Podcast | Is Mexico Violating the USMCA on Biotech Imports?
Trade in agricultural products between the U.S. and Mexico is massive: the U.S. ships nearly $20 billion in farm exports to Mexico each year. But that relationship could be in jeopardy.
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo: Milton Martínez/ Ministry of Culture of Mexico City.
Missing Mayo, Knockout Guac: Three Lessons for Fresh Grocery Supply Chains
A growing consumer appetite for fresh prepared foods at the grocery store has complicated demand forecasting and inventory planning.
Russia Bans Export of 200 Products After Suffering Sanctions Hit
Russia announced an export ban for more than 200 products after the economy was hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. It stopped short of curbing sales of energy and raw materials, the country’s biggest contribution to global trade.
Russian Exports
War in Ukraine Triggers Global Food Emergency
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means the food inflation that’s been plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-blown crisis, potentially outstripping even the pandemic’s blow and pushing millions more into hunger.
Wheat kernels in a field. Photo: Pexels.
UN Plastic Pledge Is Bright Spot for Global Climate Diplomacy
As countries buffeted by high energy prices and political infighting at home backslide on climate promises made at the COP26 summit in November, a glimmer of hope for green progress came out of Kenya last week.
A plastic water bottle floats near the port city of Balikpapan in Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.
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