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Just-in-time gives way to “buy everything you can” as U.S. supply disruptions persist
Just-in-time gives way to “buy everything you can” as U.S. supply disruptions persist Container trucks , ships and cranes are shown at the Port of Long Beach as supply chain problem continue from Long Beach, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake Jan 28 (Reuters) – Stephen Bullock eight months ago gave up on the […]
A Farming Insider Has Warned Me That The Coming Food Shortages Are Going To Be FAR WORSE Than We Are Being Told
A Farming Insider Has Warned Me That The Coming Food Shortages Are Going To Be FAR WORSE Than We Are Being Told The information that I am about to share with you is extremely alarming, but I have always endeavored to never sugarcoat things for my readers. Right now, there are shortages of certain items […]
Rickards: Bad News, I’m Afraid
Rickards: Bad News, I’m Afraid The breakdown of global supply chains is well-known by now. Whether it’s finding groceries in your supermarket, buying a new car or buying appliances like dishwashers and refrigerators, goods are scarce. Also, deliveries take forever and choices are limited. Many people wonder why the problem isn’t going away. Here’s the […]
Imports take ‘dramatically longer’ to reach US as bottlenecks bite
Imports take ‘dramatically longer’ to reach US as bottlenecks bite Indicators on trans-Pacific delivery time are all trending in the wrong direction Port of Long Beach (Photo: Shutterstock/Gagliard Photography) Planning to import goods from Asia by ocean and sell them in America this summer? Better act fast. The trans-Pacific cargo move can now take over […]
Governments have been screwing up their supply chains for 2,000 years
Governments have been screwing up their supply chains for 2,000 years On the evening of March 16th in the year 37 AD, one of the most controversial emperors in Roman history appeared to be dying in his bed. Friends and family gathered to pay their final respects to Emperor Tiberius, who had ruled for more […]
Experts Are Warning That Empty Shelves And Food Shortages Are Going To Continue For Many Weeks To Come
Experts Are Warning That Empty Shelves And Food Shortages Are Going To Continue For Many Weeks To Come The term “return to normal” is being thrown around a lot these days, but will things ever truly return to the way that they were before the pandemic came along? I don’t think so. From an economic standpoint, an […]
Supermarkets Slash Hours As Workers Call Out Sick; Store Shelves Remain Bare
Supermarkets Slash Hours As Workers Call Out Sick; Store Shelves Remain Bare Labor shortages at supermarkets across the country have increased in recent weeks as the COVID-19 omicron variant continues to spread. Workers are calling sick, and there are not enough cashiers, baggers, and stockers, forcing some supermarket chains to slash hours of operations. Compounding […]
China stockpiling food at historically high levels
China stockpiling food at historically high levels China is stockpiling food at historically high levels and now has more than half of the world’s maize and other grains. By mid-2022, the country is estimated to hold 69% of the world’s corn reserves, 60% of rice, and 51% of wheat. At the end of 2021, NIKKEI […]
Global Economy Heading For “Mother Of All” Supply Chain Shocks As China Locks Down Ports
Global Economy Heading For “Mother Of All” Supply Chain Shocks As China Locks Down Ports Over the past month, as Wall Street turned increasingly optimistic on US growth alongside the Fed, with consensus (shaped by the Fed’s leaks and jawboning) now virtually certain of a March rate hike, we have been repeatedly warning that after […]
Globalism’s Achilles’ Heel
Globalism’s Achilles’ Heel Supply chain disruptions have not been resolved, and it’s not clear when they will be. You’re seeing the effects of these disruptions at the store in the forms of shortages and higher prices. Yet the supply chain is a subject that very few are familiar with beyond a superficial acquaintance. Most people […]
Winter Weather Exacerbates Supply Chain Crisis
Winter Weather Exacerbates Supply Chain Crisis Comment: This is a Whole Foods in a high to middle income suburb in the northeast on January 4, 2022. I live near numerous ports from NJ, PA, to NY. I have lived here my whole life and have never seen the aisles this bare. When corona began […]
3 Reasons Why 2022 Will Be Unforgettable
3 Reasons Why 2022 Will Be Unforgettable Photo by Milan Seitler After the crazy year we’ve just had, one good question to ponder for a moment is: What does the U.S. economy look like as we head into next year? To answer that, this article will examine three sectors by looking at economic activity (including Wall Street), […]
The Great Supply Chain Collapse
The Great Supply Chain Collapse What’s at the root of the supply chain breakdown? That’s a critical question but the answer is almost irrelevant. The supply chain is a complex dynamic system of immense scale. It is of a complexity comparable to the climate as a system. This means that exact cause and effect cannot […]
Global supply chain crisis could last another two years, warn experts
Global supply chain crisis could last another two years, warn experts As some bottlenecks ease others are just starting, meaning the post-pandemic economy ‘won’t return to normal any time soon’ China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, a key shipping hub. A new Covid outbreak in the region has raised fears of further delays in […]
UK | Supply Chains No Longer Fit For Purpose
UK | Supply Chains No Longer Fit For Purpose In October 2021 Sustain, the UK-based alliance working for food and farming system change, published ‘Beyond the farmgate – Unlocking the path to farmer-focused supply chains and climate-friendly, agroecological food systems’. The report explores the results of a survey of 500 farmers in England and Wales, with […]
