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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.

Source: 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.

0331 How Supply Chains Jumped

Enabling Visibility Across the Agricultural Industry

The agricultural supply chain is one of the world’s most vital conduits between producers and consumers. Yet visibility and traceability remain major concerns.

0331 Enabling Visibility Across Agriculture

Countries Are Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade

It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

0330 Countries Hoard Food

U.S. Truckers Enjoy Demand Surge But ‘Scary’ Shakeout Looms

U.S. trucking companies are riding a surge in cargo demand from consumers stockpiling basic goods, but it probably won’t last long.

Source: Bloomberg

As Governments Tout Virus Aid, Companies Struggle to Tap It

In the rush to reassure, administrations have stumbled in the rollout of measures, leaving companies from catering to construction confused and increasingly anxious about accessing aid.

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‘Essential’ Food Workers Are Resisting Across the Americas

These pockets of resistance along the supply chain underscore the balancing act needed to contain the coronavirus and protect workers deemed essential while delivering goods and services.

0325 Food Workers Are Resisting

Weathering the Virus Outbreak, Retailers Must Also Prepare for Its End

As bad as things might seem right now, the situation is temporary — and retailers must be prepared for the flood of consumer demand that will be released by economic recovery.

Source: Bloomberg

The Fragile System Supplying Food to the World Is Under Strain

Global warehouses are stuffed with frozen cuts of pork, wheels of cheese and bags of rice. But as the coronavirus snarls logistical operations, the question becomes: How does all that food actually get to people?

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There Aren’t Enough Containers to Keep World Trade Flowing

A shipping container shortage that’s left everything from Thai curry to Canadian peas idling in ports may be about to get a whole lot worse as China steps up its precautions on incoming vessels.

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The Nation Is Shutting Down. For Walmart, It’s Time to Step Up.

With anxious shoppers hoarding everyday goods and non-essential stores shuttered, the coronavirus pandemic presents a never-before-seen crisis for American retailers. Walmart appears better prepared to deal with it than its peers.

A Walmart Inc. shopper walks by empty shelves. Photo: Bloomberg.

Extreme Weather Events Expose Vulnerability of Crops Globally

The world is on course to record its warmest winter ever, unsettling global crop production and raising the risk of food inflation.

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