Supply Chain | Food Manufacturing

Reshoring Surges to Record High

The industries experiencing the most activity include PPE, medical, tech and defense.

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USDA Investing $4 Billion in Food Supply Chain

The funds will strengthen the food system, support food production, improved processing, investments in distribution and aggregation, and market opportunities.

President Joe Biden talks about the May jobs report from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, Del. on June 4.

Biden Task Force to Address Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Officials said their goal is to increase domestic manufacturing, limit shortages of vital goods and reduce dependence on geopolitical competitors.

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USDA Adds South Dakota to Meat Supplier Interstate Shipment Program

Britain's Minister for the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom, David Frost, right, speaks to his EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic, during a meeting, in London on June 9.

UK, EU Hope to Avoid 'Sausage War' in Post-Brexit Negotiations

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Soil Pollution Putting Future Food Production, Ecosystems at Risk

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Global Food Prices Rise at Fastest Rate in Over a Decade

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In this May 26, 2021 photo, a sign for workers hangs in the window of a shop along Main Street in Deadwood, S.D. U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession.

US Economy: Plenty of Growth, Not Enough Workers or Supplies

The speed of the rebound has been so unexpectedly swift that many companies can’t meet a pent-up burst of customer demand.

A gantry crane moves containers at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province Friday, June 4, 2021. China's exports surged nearly 28% in May while imports jumped 51% as demand rebounded in the U.S. and other markets where the pandemic is waning, though growth is leveling off after a stunning recovery from last year's slump.

Chinese Exports Jump, Gap With US Grows as Tensions Persist

Three years into a tariff war with Washington, tensions over the trade gap persist even as business recovers from last year’s shocks.

Sri Lankan man, Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl in Kapungoda, on the out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 4, 2021. Authorities were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as the Singapore flagged ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main port.

Fishermen Feeling Impact of Sri Lanka Ship Disaster

Tons of plastic pellets and burned fiberglass continue to wash ashore.

A home destroyed in the 2020 North Complex Fire sits above Lake Oroville on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Oroville, CA. At the time of this photo, the reservoir was at 39 percent of capacity and 46 percent of its historical average.

Northern California Drought Depletes Reservoirs on Cusp of Hot Summer

Lake Oroville, a linchpin in the arid US west, is shrinking with surprising speed.

In this April 22 file photo, Marie Tibbott sorts product at EIP Manufacturing in Earlville, IA.

US Manufacturing Accelerates in May, Gains Half-Point in PMI

The manufacturing sector is struggling to keep up with the pace of the U.S. economic recovery.

A worker arranges the business suits at Shandong Daiyin Textile and Garment Group factory in Tai'an in east China's Shandong province on Saturday, May 29, 2021. China's manufacturing held steady in May, a survey showed Monday, adding to signs a post-pandemic rebound is leveling off.

China's Manufacturing Rebound is Leveling Off

Consumer spending is back above pre-pandemic levels but has recovered more slowly than manufacturing and exports.

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USDA Forecasting Record 2021 Agricultural Exports

Ag exports are predicted to jump 21% from 2020's total.

Supply Chain Roundtable: 'One of the Most Difficult Positions in the World'

Challenges persist, but a collection of manufacturing leaders offer perspective on how supply chains can tackle another “new normal."

In this May 13 photo, a Canadian National locomotive passes by freight containers at the Canadian National Taschereau yard in Montreal.

CN Addresses Concerns Over $34B Railway Deal

Canadian National's CEO believes selling 70 of the 27,000 miles of track the two railroads own will help it get regulatory approval for the deal.

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NAW Leads Distributor Groups in Opposition to Proposed Tax Hikes

The coalition says raising taxes on corporations and other businesses would hurt the US economy that is rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this March 3, 2020, file photo, is the Iron Gate Dam, powerhouse and spillway are on the lower Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif.

Federal Shut-off Worsens Oregon-California Water Crisis

The entire region is in extreme or exceptional drought, according to federal monitoring reports.