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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.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

El Niño is set to bring copious amounts of precipitation to California and the Southern United States. That’s good news for agriculture and manufacturing in the state, two industries that rely heavily on almost nonexistent water. The Southern U.S. This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open.

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Trends 2024: Risk Management

Enterra Insights

Some countries, like Argentina, continue to suffer from hyperinflation, while other countries are seeing inflation rates decrease. While this will help engineering and manufacturing companies borrow to increase investment and ease inflation on domestic costs (and for their sales), it could lead to a weaker dollar, particularly to the yen.

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Mexico is particularly strong in heavy manufacturing industries, notably, automotive.

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Market Forecast of Omni-channel And Warehouse Management Systems till 2029

Vinculum

It provides in-depth information on the cost structure, gross margin, manufacturing set-up, network connection, selling price, actual value, service delivery, size, and share, and the entire development process in the broader term. South America assures Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Nigeria.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

Eventually, I moved into manufacturing. What were your first impressions of the United States and Miami? I’m very fortunate to be in the United States. I have been fortunate to lead teams from Latin America, Mexico to Argentina. My whole background is in engineering and consulting. You have no choice.

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G20 Global Throughput – The Main Divide

ThroughPut

The underlying tensions of a bitter faceoff of the trade war between the United States and China during the G20 summit and the initial signs of slowdown in the global economy overshadowed much of G20 summit in Osaka, western Japan this past July. G20 Global Throughput - The Main Divide. The GDP growth rate dropped from 9.3%

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