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The Food Supply Chain and the War in Ukraine

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Against an already turbulent backdrop of global inflationary pressures amid rising food and energy prices and disrupted supply chains following the coronavirus pandemic, the war between Russia and Ukraine is exacerbating supply and demand tensions, damaging consumer sentiment, and is threatening global economic growth.”[1]

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

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state of New York. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon also are moving to decarbonize drayage. state of Maryland. in December 2021.

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

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According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , nearly three years after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, supply chains are back to normal. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. in December 2021.

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UltraShipTMS Kicks Off 2020 With 90-Day Food Logistics Education and Information Sharing Campaign for Food Shippers

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Events Include Industry Expert Roundtable Discussions Produced in Partnership with the CSCMP NY/NJ Roundtable and Ongoing Relationship with Food Shippers of America. Food Shippers of America 65 th Annual Conference | Up next, UltraShipTMS is sending a delegation to this consequential event in Orlando, FL, February 23 rd through the 25 th.

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Food Supply Chain Workers Play Heroic Role During Covid-19 Outbreak

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.”[1] Toilet paper wasn’t the only essential involved in panic buying, food and bottled water were also emptied from store shelves. “You wouldn’t know it from the bare grocery store shelves across the country,” Jacob Bunge ( @jacobbunge ) and Jesse Newman ( @jessenewman13 ) write, “but America has plenty of food.

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The New Face of Grocery Delivery

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Working in partnership with Ahold USA, Peapod enables home delivery of groceries through a variety of regional chains, such as Stop & Shop and Giant Food Stores. These staging areas are usually temperature controlled so frozen food stays frozen and refrigerated items stay cold. Grocery Delivery Changes.

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Grocery Prices: How High Will They Go?

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its 2022 food inflation forecasts again reports Jim Wiesemeyer ( @Jim_Wiesemeyer ).[1] 1] This means today’s grocery food price hikes are the highest in 42 Years. ”[2] Their research found, “Consumer prices for food, personal care, and household items are up 13.9%