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The first East Coast port strike since 1977 shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas on Tuesday. If dockworkers and port companies don’t strike a labor deal quickly, supply chain experts say ...
See which items experts say could be harder to find on Carolina shelves, or cost more, after Hurricane Helene and during dockworker strike.
Commercial banana production in the United States is relatively limited in scale and economic impact. While Americans eat 26 pounds (12 kg) of bananas per person per year, the vast majority of the fruit is imported from other countries, chiefly Central and South America, where the US has previously occupied areas containing banana plantations, and controlled the importation of bananas via ...
The disengagement from production was partly caused by legal and economic problems at the plantation level, but also reflects the change in market power along the banana value chain. [9] Along the global banana supply chain, major supermarket chains in the US and EU have gained market power over the big producers in the 21st century as they ...
The World Banana Forum (WBF) is a permanent space of assembly for participants representing the global banana supply-chain to promote an open dialogue on the challenges faced by the banana industry. The secretariat of the WBF is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Bananas, imported wine and beer, coffee and car parts — there’s a long list of items consumers across the Carolinas might struggle to find in coming weeks.
A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices, a top banana industry expert warns. Banana prices to go up as temperatures rise, says expert Skip to main content
Texas counties by GDP in 2021 (chained 2012 US$) The economy of the State of Texas is the second largest by GDP in the United States after that of California. It has a gross state product of $2.694 trillion as of 2023. [7] In 2022, Texas led the nation with the most companies in the Fortune 500 with 53 in total. [8]