Articles tagged under: supply chain
A Tough Year for the Ag Supply Chain
Published May 17, 2021
Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting President Mike Zuzolo says any supply chain issues will cause shipping problems, reflected in basis levels. "You can't really offer anything if you can't get the barge. Thankfully, we didn't have to go into the…New NPPC President Outlines Short-Term Policy Priorities
Published March 5, 2021
The National Pork Producers Council established key short-term policy priorities during the National Pork Industry Forum. The newly elected president, Jen Sorenson, says worker safety is especially important in COVID. "Meatpacking facilities alone have invested $1.5 billion to ensure worker…Boozman: Agriculture Learned a lot From COVID
Published March 2, 2021
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman learned a lot about the agriculture supply chain since last March. "The supply chain didn't break, but it bent. That's one of the things we need to do, look back and see what…U.S. Supply Chains are Vulnerable
Published March 19, 2020
Advance Trading market analyst Tommy Grisafi says one thing the coronavirus outbreak and shutdowns have shown him is how vulnerable the U.S. supply chains have become. "With the Mexico and Canada borders shut and as manufacturing shuts down in America,…