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Plastic Packaging Levy Becomes Turning Point for Australia’s Packaging Industry

Jet Technologies

The policy momentum reflects changes already underway across the sector, where regulatory pressure, rising input costs and supply chain disruption have been converging for several years.

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How Labor Pressure Forces New Era of Food Supply Chain Automation

The question the industry faces is no longer whether automation has a role in the food supply chain; it is who is building the tools, and how fast they can get there.

Robotic arms preparing fresh vegetables and produce in an automated commercial kitchen facility

Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award Winners Put Fresh First

This year's winners push the importance of transparency, visibility and food safety through all aspect of the cold food chain. Let's meet the winners.

Waste Reduction

ReFED Study Reveals Gap in Public Reporting of Food Waste

Food manufacturing/CPG leads on reduction targets.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Trump Issued 60-Day Waiver of the Jones Act: ALAN’s Assessment for Emergency Managers

American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (known as the Jones Act) requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-crewed, and U.S.-flagged.

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How the Strait of Hormuz Closure Presents Fertilizer Supply Problems for Farmers

American Farm Bureau Federation

American agriculture depends on a stable and affordable supply of fertilizer to remain productive and competitive.

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Waste Reduction

Meat-Related Waste to be Retailers Biggest Operational Challenge: Avery Dennison

Economic modeling predicts that meat waste will cost retailers $94 billion globally this year, rising to $103 billion annually by 2030.

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National Agriculture Day: Food Safety Starts with Better Supply Chain Visibility

National Agriculture Day (March 24) is a reminder that farmers and suppliers lay the foundation of the food system, but without accurate documentation and robust oversight, even the best ingredients can induce risk.

Red tractor spraying pesticides across rows of green crops in a vast agricultural field

Carbon Footprint

Corporate Sustainability Budgets Protected Amid Trade Disruption: EiQ Report

The data suggests that those companies who have committed to sustainability pledges continue to stand by them, despite some media narratives to the contrary.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Why First-Mile Visibility is Key to Securing Soft Commodities Supply Chains

Securing ag and soft commodity supply chains starts at the place where assets originate. That's why first-mile visibility is no longer optional.

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Treefera Launches Market Intelligence for Ag and Soft Commodity Leaders

Market Intelligence is a new data product delivering field- and plantation-level yield and production area forecasts across seasonal and multi-year horizons.

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Top 8 Highlights From Manifest 2026

Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics

I intentionally do not schedule interviews or briefings at this show. It's because I would rather get to know the entrepreneur behind the startup, the CEO behind the company, the marketing manager behind the emails, the winner behind the award.

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