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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

DAT Solutions

The Land of a Thousand Lakes is also the number-one state for turkey production, by a wide margin. So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loads (per day) in the first half of November, as fresh turkeys got stuffed into temp-controlled trailers during the run-up to Thanksgiving.

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The 2020 Thanksgiving Logistics Shake-Up

Logistics Viewpoints

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines around how to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. The number one item for Thanksgiving is the turkey. The US National Turkey Federation states that nearly 90 percent of Americans will eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Logistics: The Feast.

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Turkey Earthquake: Key Industries, Exports, and Sites Impacted

Resilinc

magnitude earthquake struck near Nurdagi, Gaziantep, Turkey. Turkey wasn’t the only country impacted by this severe disaster, either. struck near Uzunbag, Turkey ( The New York Times ). magnitude quake struck near Yesilyurt, Turkey ( The New York Times ). On February 6 th , 2023, a 7.8 Then, on February 27 th , a third 5.6-magnitude

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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: Is it on the Rise?

Logistics Bureau

Geopolitical and environmental concerns were the primary reasons why Ferrero broke its own long standing commitment to avoid mergers and acquisitions and purchase Turkey’s largest hazelnut producer, Oltan Gida. Ferrero: They Must be Nuts. Hazelnuts are the principal ingredient in Nutella, which is Ferrero’s most important product.