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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

They are very important regions in the world because they greatly contribute to the global food supply.”[2] ”[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]

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

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. Other members include Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Argentina and the Netherlands. Argentina and Germany.

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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

But growing conditions took “a dramatic turn” in December, with dryness attributed to La Niña setting in across southern Brazil and Argentina, according to Reuters market analyst Karen Braun. Ghandi averred that large global food companies have “limited” options” at this point for responding to La Niña.

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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

In order to manage it more effectively, the $65 billion consumer giant spun out a separate Global Distributor Markets (GDM) operation to manage regions where P&G does not operate its own sales and/or distribution organizations. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe.

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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%). Soy is now South America’s most traded agricultural commodity – with production soaring in response to growing global demand, largely for soy as an animal feed to keep pace with our appetite for meat, eggs and dairy.

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Bitcoin and the Brutal Truth!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The emergence of cryptocurrencies occurred when there was a global crisis in 2008. The BTC, which was being used on the dark web, is now recovered, and hence, you are also not completely anonymous on the global platform of making a transaction with crypto coins. It could have been a severe threat to the finance mechanism.

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China, Tariffs, and Trade Policy. What’s Going On?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

A lot has happened recently on the global stage, and there is a lot to sift through. Per CSMS# 18-00372 , as of June 1, 2018, all countries will be subject to the 232 tariffs except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea for steel; for aluminum, all countries will be subject except Argentina and Australia.