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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

Journalist Susannah Savage reports, “More than 250 million people faced severe hunger last year, with people in seven countries on the brink of starvation.”[1] The McKinsey analysts report, “Sixty percent of global food production occurs in just five countries: China, the United States, India, Brazil, and Argentina.

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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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A Fourth Star for Germany

SCM Research

Well, according to a report by Spiegel Online (in German) , Adidas has already prepared its supply chain operations and started to put a fourth star, symbolizing the number of World Cup victories, on some of its newly produced Germany soccer jerseys. ” (It has to be mentioned that Adidas is also prepared for a victory by Argentina.).

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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. As recently as six weeks ago, South American corn and soy crop yields were looking strong.

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

CH Robinson Transportfolio

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. Remember that tariffs are based on the country of origin, not the country of export.

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How Much Can We Learn from the Last Super El Niño?

Elementum

Approximately US $650 to 700M worth of agricultural loss was reported. Similarly, mining operations in Southeast Asia and Argentina were halted during the droughts, as mines run on hydroelectric power. Mostly reporting likelihoods and probabilities. Experts in the field have cautioned that no two El Niños are the same.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Supply Chain Corporate.

Supply Chains Rock

Many global corporations realize this, which is why they have been so progressive in maintaining supply chains that hold themselves accountable for everything from the labor they employ to the eco-friendliness of the parts they use and many actually report on their progress and efforts. In 2008, IBM spent $1.5 billion inside the U.S.