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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A good example is the Netherlands, which is a very small country in Europe, but with its fertile river delta and with an estimated 80% of its land dedicated to farming and cheap natural gas to heat its greenhouses, it has been able to become the world’s second largest agriculture exporter.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

The most sobering development in this area has been the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in late February. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain disruptions that started during the Covid-pandemic, are continuing, now fuelled by the Ukraine war. Over the past years there have been active government policies in Western countries, like in Europe and the USA, to reduce farming by government or institutional investors buying farmland from farmers.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

”[2] They go on to explain, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the Black Sea into a gauntlet of warships and mines, navigated by grain-laden bulk carriers sailing under the fragile consent of two warring states. can still call on allies in Europe or Japan, whose navies once spanned the globe.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes. For the fourth consecutive year, Supply Chain Media has produced the SCM Map of Europe providing an overview of the most relevant data for value chains. The most important urban corridor in Europe is the so-called ‘Blue Banana’ totalling 111 million inhabitants.

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