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Local Farmers Have New Delivery Option

WildKale is a new online farmers market where farmers display their wares and what quantities are available online, and customers can search by zip code to find ones within the right range to ensure overnight delivery.

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Hurricane Harvey and Effects on Trade Logistics

Hurricane Harvey’s recent pounding of the Houston metro area and the Texas Gulf Coast, certainly fits the definition of force majeure—“an event or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled—act of God.”

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Port Everglades Is Open With No Restrictions

The petroleum companies based at Port Everglades are working around the clock to meet unusually high consumer demands resulting from Hurricane Irma.

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Portland Clears Way For Refrigerated Storage in Maine

The Portland, Maine, City Council has cleared the way for the construction of a large new refrigerated warehouse that proponents contend will be a boon to Maine’s burgeoning food economy.

Emerging Technologies

HMM Triumphs Its First Blockchain Ship Voyage

HMM conducted a pilot voyage from the South Korean port of Busan to the Chinese Port of Qingdao, where blockchain was employed for not only paperwork but also tracking cargo, all the way from shipment booking to cargo delivery.

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Schenker Beefs-Up Services in China

DB Schenker is ramping up its cold chain operations in China, as fresh food demand soars across the country.

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U.S. Ag Exports Rebound From Slump

U.S. farm exports will total $139.8 billion this fiscal year, the third-highest tally ever and ending a slump in sales that began in 2014 following the collapse of the commodity boom, the USDA estimated in a quarterly report.

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How Hurricanes Irma and Harvey May Impact Various Industry Sectors

Damage and disruptions resulting from Hurricane Harvey's and Irma's floods and winds could drive up prices for everything from vacations and plastic toys to oranges and cocoa.

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Regulations and the Local Food Movement

The number of farmers’ markets across the country has nearly doubled in the last decade, and a recent Pew Research Center poll found that a majority of people in the United States had bought locally grown produce in the previous month.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

What China Is Winning By Buying Up the World's Ports

In a bid to bolster its position as a maritime powerhouse, China has been buying up the development and operational rights to a chain of ports that stretch from the southern realms of Asia to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and even South America.

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Amazon Grocery Sales Could Top $30 Billion by 2025

A study by Packaged Facts says Amazon grocery sales could top $30 billion by 2025, putting tremendous pressure on competitive grocers.

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Nestle Enters Plant-based Food Market with Sweet Earth Purchase

The plant-based food sector is booming, and eating plant-based has been described as the fastest growing lifestyle movement.

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