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April 1, 2020
By Bloomberg
The Hottest Trade in Commodities Is Finding Space to Store Them
The cost of storage is exploding, in sharp contrast to the price of the commodities themselves, which are collapsing amid the chaos of the coronavirus.
April 1, 2020
By Bloomberg
Workers Who Supply the World’s Food Are Starting to Get Sick
It’s a tricky balance for producers who are prioritizing worker safety but also trying to meet the huge surge in demand that the virus has unleashed.
March 31, 2020
By Bloomberg
How Supply Chains Jumped From Business School and Into Our Lives
The COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in ways that even the most rigorous corporate stress test would have likely missed in its scope and severity.

March 30, 2020
By Bloomberg
Countries Are Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade
March 26, 2020
By Bloomberg
U.S. Truckers Enjoy Demand Surge But ‘Scary’ Shakeout Looms
March 26, 2020
By Bloomberg
As Governments Tout Virus Aid, Companies Struggle to Tap It
March 25, 2020
By Bloomberg
‘Essential’ Food Workers Are Resisting Across the Americas
March 23, 2020
By Bloomberg
The Fragile System Supplying Food to the World Is Under Strain

March 19, 2020
By Bloomberg
There Aren’t Enough Containers to Keep World Trade Flowing
March 18, 2020
By Bloomberg
The Nation Is Shutting Down. For Walmart, It’s Time to Step Up.
March 13, 2020
By Bloomberg
Extreme Weather Events Expose Vulnerability of Crops Globally
March 12, 2020
By Bloomberg
Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Virus Squeezes Ports
March 10, 2020
By Transfix
Shipper Conquers Volatility and Cost With Transfix Terminal

Panasonic: Technology Helps Boost Transparency in Food Distribution
February 21, 2020 | Panasonic
Packaging and Co-Packing: Value-Added Services Help Retailers Compete in a World of Amazon
February 14, 2020 | Romark Logistics
Learn From the Past to Prepare for 2020
February 12, 2020 | Transfix
SAP – IDC Design to Operate – Leveraging an Intelligent Digital Supply Chain
January 30, 2020 | SAP
Seven Challenges in Retail Business
February 3, 2020 | Witron

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March 31, 2020
By Matthew Lekstutis and Selva Rajah, SCB Contributors
Enabling Visibility Across the Agricultural Industry
March 23, 2020
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Weathering the Virus Outbreak, Retailers Must Also Prepare for Its End
January 29, 2020
By Jenna Tsui, SCB Contributor
Four Ways Blockchain Is Changing the Food Supply Chain
January 27, 2020
By Nick Darmanchev, SCB Contributor
The Future of Freight Is Congested. Digital Brokers Could Help Unclog It.
January 16, 2020
By Karthik Nair, SCB Contributor
The Rise of Blockchain in Seafood Traceability

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