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Logistics and shipping companies, as well as grocery chains, spent the remainder of 2020 and well into 2021 adjusting their supply chains to adapt to the new habits of an American population ...
It will have an impact on the global supply chain as Russia is a significant source of 35 critical minerals vital to the United States' economic and national security interests, including 30% of the global supply of platinum-group elements (including palladium), 13% of titanium and 11% of nickel.
A massive dockworker strike at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is expected to wreak havoc on global supply chains and the economy, with American consumers likely to notice shortages of ...
Aug. 13—For more than two years, delays, disruptions and shortages in the supply chain have been a major economic consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several factors have combined to create ...
As Indonesia is the largest producer of palm oil, and with a harvest decline in the second largest producer and neighbor Malaysia, the ban has caused severe global supply chain disruptions and further exacerbated the price increases caused by the loss of Russian and Ukrainian oil exports and failures of soy crops in South America. [85]
Feeding America stated that the estimated number of food-insecure kids could jump from 11 million to an estimated 18 million. Additionally, many children in the U.S. rely on free meals for sustenance. While food banks and pantries amped up services, the temporary disruption in these services could have devastating long-term consequences.
America’s most popular fruit might be taking a temporary leave of absence from some grocery store shelves. The first East Coast port strike since 1977 shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas on ...
Supply chain disruptions have always been a part of global trade. However, a new report from HSBC highlights how companies in the current market are increasingly exposed to unexpected global ...