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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Such a comprehensive and detailed snapshot of transportation in the Americas is in particular use as a guide to companies who might be trying to procure and make inroads in various American countries. “So For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4

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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[2] According to McKinsey & Company analysts, there are six recognized world breadbaskets: Brazil/Argentina, United States/Canada, Northwestern Europe, Northern India, China/Southeast Asia, and Russia/Ukraine.[3] Political and economic turmoil, in countries that are important to America and its allies, can also be overwhelming.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Argentina and the Netherlands.

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Embracing Adversity

BlueYonder

I was born in San Juan, Argentina but most of my formative years were in a beautiful, quiet suburban town in Cordoba, Argentina. we returned to Argentina. I became an associate at Blue Yonder in 2012 when I was offered the position of senior collector for Latin America and U.S. Where did you grow up?

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Ecommerce is on the rise in South America. That’s great news for shippers looking to expand their online retail presence in South America. Having the right information is the first step to wading through the muck and mire of this complicated ecommerce marketplace: South America customs vary by country.

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Is Soy the Next Palm Oil?

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

And over 80% of soybean was produced in three countries: the United States (35%), Brazil (29%) and Argentina (18%). Expansion of soy since the 1970s in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay has seen almost half of the important ecosystem provided by the Cerrado grasslands completely wiped out. What happens next? Soy will continue to expand.

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Embracing Adversity

BlueYonder

I was born in San Juan, Argentina but most of my formative years were in a beautiful, quiet suburban town in Cordoba, Argentina. we returned to Argentina. I became an associate at Blue Yonder in 2012 when I was offered the position of senior collector for Latin America and U.S. Where did you grow up?