Sara Warden

Content & Partnerships Manager

Sara joined CZ in 2021 as a commodity journalist after a brief period covering commodities and leveraged finance at several London-based news outlets. In the four years prior, Sara lived in Mexico City, where she worked as a bilingual journalist and editor across several key industries, including mining, oil and gas, and health. Since joining CZ, she has led the creation of general interest content that uses data to present key trends, with a focus on attracting a new, broader audience base. She graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2014 with joint honours in Journalism and Spanish and from City-St. George in 2024 with a Master’s in Food Policy.

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  • March 25, 2026

Iran Conflict Upends Supply Chains in March

Insight Focus The Iran conflict has disrupted up to 38% of global fert...

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  • March 4, 2026

Iran Conflict Set to Push Up Plastic Packaging Prices

Insight Focus After the US attack on Iran over the weekend, WTI crude ...

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  • March 2, 2026

Middle East Conflict Triggers Disruptions in Food Supply, Container Freight

Insight Focus The US-Iran conflict is heavily impacting food and freig...

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  • September 18, 2025

China Seeks Trade Diversification as US Doubles Down on Protectionism

Insight Focus China is trying to make as many friends as it can for gl...

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  • August 7, 2025

US Tariff Deadline Approaches With Many Scrambling for Deals

Insight Focus As the August 8 US tariff deadline approaches, many coun...

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  • July 24, 2025

US Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil; Hutchison Ports Deal Under Threat

Insight Focus Once again, policy announcements from the US are the big...

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  • May 29, 2025

Freight Rates Benefit from US-China Tariff Pause

Insight Focus Freight rates have begun rising again. There has been a ...

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  • May 14, 2025

Even With US-China Agreement, Trade Will Be Reshaped

Insight Focus A delay in US-China tariffs has been agreed, raising mar...

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  • May 1, 2025

China, US Feel Pain Amid Tariff-Driven Decoupling

Insight Focus As the tariff situation drags on, nobody is winning. Bot...

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  • April 17, 2025

Trade War Likely to Create New Winners… But Also Losers

Insight Focus As tariff strife enters its second week, uncertainty rem...

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  • March 31, 2025

Global Trade Under Pressure as Tariff Impacts Expand

Insight Focus The tariff saga rolls on, and now more countries are get...

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  • March 17, 2025

US Metals Tariffs to Have Knock-On Effects on Food

Insight Focus Some of the first tariffs have gone into force. Although...

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  • March 3, 2025

Food Inflation Could Regain Momentum in 2025

Insight Focus The US remains in the spotlight due to constant threats ...

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  • February 17, 2025

Trade Wars, Tariffs, Price Rises On the Horizon for 2025

Insight Focus Trade wars, tariffs and rising prices. The past few week...

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  • August 14, 2024

What are HS Codes?

Insight Focus  HS Codes are an important tool used in the interna...

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  • August 13, 2024

Glass Bottle Manufacturing: Innovations, Trends and Sustainability

Introduction  As a versatile material, glass has been used by hum...

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  • July 31, 2024

The Sugar to SAF Production Process

What is SAF? Sustainable aviation fuel is a type of biofuel. Instead o...

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  • July 25, 2024

The Basics of Sorghum

Insight Focus  Sorghum is an ancient crop, but more and more uses...

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  • July 24, 2024

6 Factors Impacting Palm Oil Prices

Insight Focus  High concentration within vegetable and seed oil m...

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A combine harvester moves through a golden wheat field under a blue sky, cutting and collecting wheat, with harvested rows visible behind the machine.
  • July 12, 2024

Could India Offset Turkish Wheat Import Ban?

Insight Focus Turkiye recently imposed protectionist measures on wheat...

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A person holds soybeans in their hands above a burlap sack full of soybeans in a green field, with irrigation sprinklers watering the crops in the background.
  • July 1, 2024

Biofuels to Overtake China as Soybean Demand Driver

Insight Focus Biofuel production is ramping up, and this is set to cou...

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  • June 20, 2024

5 Risk Factors for Container Freight Prices

Insight Focus Freight prices have shot up since the Houthis began atta...

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  • June 11, 2024

EU Imposes Animal Feed Tariffs on Russia, Belarus

Insight Focus Last week, the European Commission announced new tariffs...

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  • May 29, 2024

Peak Season Could Lift Container Prices Further

Insight Focus Container market struggles to cope with global conflict ...

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  • May 20, 2024

The 4 Key Food Supply Issues of 2024 in Charts

Insight Focus At the beginning of the year, we identified the four key...

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  • May 10, 2024

El Nino Drives Need For Food Trade Flexibility

Insight Focus El Nino has caused havoc across global agricultural mark...

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  • April 22, 2024

Will Weight Loss Drugs Really Change Consumption Patterns?

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic seem to help weight loss by curbing impuls...

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  • March 25, 2024

US Farmers Face Tighter Margins As Crop Prices Slide

Insight Focus Despite rising food prices, US farmers have been squeeze...

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  • March 19, 2024

Five Factors That Could Influence Dry Bulk Freight Prices

Insight Focus Dry bulk prices depend on factors such as grains flows a...

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  • February 23, 2024

Ukraine and Grains Two Years On

Insight Focus After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there as ...

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  • February 20, 2024

Cost of Decarbonisation Means Food Prices May Rise

Insight Focus European farmers have taken to the streets in protest ov...

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  • February 8, 2024

Panama Canal Situation to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Insight Focus Panama Canal water levels are still critically low. Alte...

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  • January 26, 2024

Why Lunar New Year Matters for Container Rates

Insight Focus The approach to Lunar New Year often provides a boost to...

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  • January 12, 2024

Container Industry Not Out Of the Woods for 2024

Insight Focus The container shipping industry has endured a tough 2023...

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  • December 20, 2023

2024 Elections and their Impact on Food Supply Chains

Insight Focus An unusually high number of elections are set to take pl...

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  • December 7, 2023

4 Key Food Supply Issues of 2023 in Charts

Insight Focus Certain key themes have plagued food markets and supply ...

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  • November 22, 2023

Container Demurrage and Detention Explained

The terms “demurrage” and “detention” refer to...

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  • November 13, 2023

Could Chinese Population Decline Undermine Consumption Growth?

Insight Focus After decades of strong population growth, it seems that...

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  • November 10, 2023

The 5 Key Messages from Sustainable Foods London

Insight Focus The Sustainable Foods London event took place on Novembe...

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  • October 19, 2023

Israel-Palestine Trade Impacts in Seven Graphics

Insight Focus Research by the Bank for International Settlements shows...

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  • October 11, 2023

The Basics of Biofuels

Biofuels are liquid fuels that are produced using biological sources, ...

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  • October 3, 2023

Box Carriers Combat Weak Rates Through Diversification

Insight Focus From rail to feeder services, trucking, warehousing and ...

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  • September 20, 2023

Blanked Sailings Likely to Increase Amid Weak Demand

Insight Focus This year’s high season for containers has been partic...

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  • September 12, 2023

European Emissions Trading Scheme Explained

The implementation of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme is fast appr...

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A large cargo ship loaded with colorful shipping containers is docked at a port. Cranes are unloading containers, and several trucks are parked nearby under a dramatic sunset sky.
  • September 7, 2023

Freight Rates Continue to Bear Brunt of China Weakness

New York Fed Insight Focus Earlier this summer, there was a glimmer of...

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  • September 7, 2023

Fruit Crop Calendar

In an era when many commodities are available on demand, it is easy to...

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  • August 31, 2023

Are Bee Populations Declining? Yes and No.

Insight Focus Contrary to popular belief, global honeybee populations ...

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Two large ships pass through a lock in the Panama Canal, surrounded by lush green forest. A bridge spans the background, while buildings and machinery line the canal. The sky is partly cloudy.
  • August 17, 2023

Water Levels Threaten Trade Bottlenecks at Key Crossings

Insight Focus Waterways like the Panama Canal are vital in improving e...

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  • August 11, 2023

Freight Market Dynamics

The Covid-19 pandemic displayed just how important seaborne freight is...

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  • August 1, 2023

Extreme Weather Threatens Global Tomato Supply

Insight Focus Tomato trade is highly regionalised due to perishability...

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  • July 27, 2023

Fertilisers, Grains Hang in the Balance Amid Canadian Port Strikes

Insight Focus Canadian port workers at West Coast ports recently follo...

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A close-up of a sack pouring grains of rice onto a large pile in a dimly lit industrial setting.
  • July 21, 2023

Weather, Indian Export Ban Set to Send Rice Prices Higher

Insight Focus Rice stocks were at all-time highs just a few years ago....

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  • July 17, 2023

Freight Market Bets on China Stimulus to Stir Up Demand

Insight Focus China is a massive global economy and a key engine in gl...

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A brown and white globe, showing North America, floats partially submerged in choppy, reflective blue water, symbolizing climate change or rising sea levels.
  • July 12, 2023

What is El Niño?

If you’ve read the news in the past six months, you’ve probably re...

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  • July 11, 2023

6 Leaders in Shipping’s Race to Net Zero

Insight Focus The shipping industry is in a race to decarbonise as new...

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  • July 3, 2023

A Bottleneck for Larger Ships in the Panama Canal

Insight Focus The Panama Canal Authority announced last week it would ...

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A pile of wheat grains surrounds a cutout in the shape of the African continent, set on a gray background.
  • June 29, 2023

How a Strong US Dollar Impacts North African Food Security

Insight Focus North Africa has a diet rich in grains but most countrie...

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  • June 22, 2023

Despite Agreement, West Coast Labour Issues Not Over Yet

Insight Focus The ILWU union has been engaged in labour conflict with ...

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A woman with long hair, wearing a yellow shirt and jeans, stands with a shopping cart in front of a meat display refrigerator at a grocery store, looking at various packaged meat products.
  • June 19, 2023

Food Inflation Explained

In recent months, the media has been abuzz with news about the skyrock...

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A forklift lifts a blue shipping container among large stacks of colorful containers at a shipping yard during sunset. The sky is orange, creating a vibrant industrial scene.
  • June 13, 2023

Will There Be a Peak Season For Containers in 2023?

Insight Focus Container freight rates have been in freefall for a year...

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A person wearing a brown shirt and a white smartwatch holds a bag of grains in one hand and a smartphone in the other while shopping in a grocery store aisle.
  • June 7, 2023

How Revising Food Labels Could Temper Inflation

Insight Focus Expiration date labels have become more and more complex...

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  • May 30, 2023

Panama Canal Issues Show Cost Of Extreme Weather

Insight Focus The Panama Canal is vital for Asia – US East Coast tra...

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A person wearing a mask pours fresh milk from a metal container into a large vat at a dairy farm, with milking machines attached to cows visible in the background.
  • February 24, 2023

Dairy Farmers Face Rising Costs, Demand Erosion

Insight Focus Dairy farmer margins are under pressure despite rising m...

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  • February 6, 2023

The 14 Top Food Policies to Watch In 2023

Insight Focus The world’s food supply chain is coming under the micr...

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  • October 4, 2022

New Shipping Emissions Regulations Explained

In the final months of 2019, there was a flurry of activity in the shi...

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  • September 29, 2022

Macro Outlook Suggests Higher Supply Chain Costs

Opinion Focus The global economy is undergoing a transition from a per...

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  • September 28, 2022

Greater Tech Adoption Moves Goalposts for Employees

Opinion Focus Staffing shortages have plagued the supply chain since t...

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  • September 22, 2022

Decarbonisation Challenges the Container Market

Opinion Focus The last few years have been full of ups and downs for t...

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  • September 15, 2022

Gas Price Rise Leaves EU Aluminium Buyers Vulnerable

 Opinion Focus Some major European finished aluminium manufacture...

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  • September 14, 2022

EU Protectionism Will Disrupt Global Supply

The EU may publish emergency measures related to supply chain disrupti...

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  • September 6, 2022

Is the Ukraine Invasion Threatening Seed Diversity?

Opinion Focus Ukraine’s national seed bank, where seed samples are c...

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  • August 22, 2022

Interest Rate Hikes Risk Increasing Cost Pressures

Opinion Focus Central banks are raising Interest rates in response to ...

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  • August 8, 2022

Investors, Regulators Drive Carbon Labelling Agenda

Opinion Focus   Carbon labelling has become a key trend in the fo...

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  • August 4, 2022

Freight Price Fall Likely to Reverse

Opinion Focus The price of freight has dropped as much as 40% since it...

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Three rectangular pieces of butter are stacked on a wooden plate, with a wooden-handled knife beside them. A brown cloth is in the background on a dark wooden surface.
  • August 1, 2022

The (Stomach) Churning Butter Price Rise

Opinion Focus Soaring energy costs hit dairy industry hard. Labour sho...

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Trays of raw pork chops and other cuts of meat are displayed in a butcher shop case, garnished with parsley, celery, and whole lemons.
  • July 20, 2022

Rising Meat Prices Will Gnaw Away Demand

Opinion Focus Meat has been viewed as a luxury, and in a recession, co...

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  • July 7, 2022

Why Demurrage is Bolstering Inflation

Demurrage and detention are essential tools to ensure the container in...

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A red combine harvester moves through a golden rice field under a clear sky, cutting and collecting the ripe crop with trees visible in the distant background.
  • July 5, 2022

Rising Rice Prices Could Signal Winter of Unrest

Opinion Focus Rice is a staple for 50% of the global population, mainl...

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Shelves in a supermarket filled with various packaged plant-based and vegetarian meat alternatives, such as burgers, sausages, and ready meals, all neatly arranged and labeled.
  • June 30, 2022

Inflation to Take Bite Out of Alternative Meat Demand

Opinion Focus Food prices are rising, causing many to re-evaluate purc...

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A black freight train engine with the word “backbone” on its side pulls several cargo wagons along railway tracks under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Power lines and poles are visible above the train.
  • June 27, 2022

E Europe Wheat Harvest Adds to Ukraine Grain Logjam

Opinion Focus Ukraine has been relying on piecemeal rail export of its...

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Assorted fresh fruit salads in clear plastic containers and cups are displayed on shelves in a refrigerated section, showing colorful pieces of melon, berries, and other fruits.
  • June 22, 2022

Future Food Security Jeopardised by Short-Term Price Taming

Opinion Focus Food producers are coming up with new ways to cut costs ...

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A large cargo ship loaded with colorful shipping containers approaches a busy port, assisted by two tugboats. Several cranes and stacks of containers are visible under a partly cloudy sky.
  • June 20, 2022

Six Indicators the Supply Chain Should Monitor

Opinion Focus Container prices are down 27% from September’s all...

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  • June 6, 2022

Lockdown Behaviour Shifts Offer rPET Opportunities

Opinion Focus Plastic demand pattern shifted in 2020 due to the pandem...

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A shopping cart with a black frame is positioned in the aisle of a brightly lit grocery store, surrounded by shelves stocked with various food items and products.
  • June 2, 2022

Food Supply Chain Key Factor in Inflation Surge

Opinion Focus Food prices are rising to their highest in 40 years. A m...

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  • May 31, 2022

French Weather Fuels Grains Supply Concerns

Opinion Focus  France is a major grains exporter and a strategic ...

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A woman and a child, both wearing face masks, shop for groceries in a supermarket. The child sits in the cart and reaches for fruit on a refrigerated shelf, while the woman stands beside them, holding the cart.
  • May 19, 2022

Covid Aftermath: Is the ‘New Normal’ Just the ‘Old Normal’?

Opinion Focus Over the past two years, the COVID pandemic’s long-ter...

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  • May 16, 2022

US, EU Mull Alternative Export Route for Ukrainian Grains

Opinion Focus Grains exports from Ukraine are continuing despite a Bla...

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Blurred image of a supermarket aisle with shelves on both sides stocked with various packaged food products; two people can be seen in the distance at the end of the aisle.
  • May 12, 2022

Food, Beverage Processors Face Procurement Crunch

Opinion Focus Supply chain issues are still snarling the food and beve...

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  • May 3, 2022

Seafarer Shortage Foreshadows More Freight Bottlenecks

Insight Focus Seafarer shortages have been crippling the freight indus...

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  • April 25, 2022

Onshoring Won’t Fix Supply Chain Woes

Insight Focus Onshoring initiatives were launched last year in respons...

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Aerial view of a long traffic jam on a highway with many trucks lined up in both directions, surrounded by dense green trees under a cloudy sky.
  • April 19, 2022

Will 2022 Be the Summer of Port Congestion?

Insight Focus Logistics bottlenecks have been felt since late 2020 and...

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  • April 13, 2022

Supply Chain Shocks Disturb Breakfast

Insight Focus Global supply chains have still not returned to normal. ...

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  • April 6, 2022

Ukraine Crisis Adds Another Twist to Sudan’s Food Insecurity Spiral

Insight Focus Escalating food and fuel prices have caused widescale ri...

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  • March 24, 2022

Russian Invasion Sparks Packaging Shortage for Food & Bev Companies

Aversion to buying Russian metals driving up global prices. Aluminium ...

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  • March 17, 2022

Russian Invasion Could Make India a Major Global Wheat Player

Insight Focus Russia-induced grains shortages could prompt instability...

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  • March 10, 2022

How Farmers are Working Around High Fertiliser Prices and Shortages

Insight Focus Russia is the world’s fourth-largest fertiliser produc...

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Several large cargo ships and ferries travel across a body of water, with an industrial port and storage tanks visible on the distant shoreline under a hazy sky.
  • March 8, 2022

Russia Sanctions Weigh on Agri Trade Flows

Insight Focus Risk rises for Black Sea freight on Russia-Ukraine confl...

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  • March 2, 2022

Fertiliser Importers Caught in Russia-Ukraine Crossfire

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has implications for global fertiliser ...

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  • March 1, 2022

Russia & Ukraine Grain Flows Likely to Be Disrupted into H2’22

Insight Focus Ukraine is world’s fifth-largest grains exporter, Russ...

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  • March 1, 2022

What Potatoes Tell Us About Supply Chains

Insight Focus Widespread potato shortages are causing chaos for multin...

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Several military tanks are lined up in the snow near storage buildings, with soldiers standing and sitting on the vehicles. Snow is falling, and a forest is visible in the background. Blue smoke drifts through the scene.
  • February 28, 2022

Ukraine & Grains: Who is Most at Risk?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves along the grains su...

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  • February 23, 2022

Will the EU’s Plan to Cut Inputs Hit Yields?

Insight Focus EU aims to cut fertilizer use by 20% and pesticide use b...

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  • February 21, 2022

Alternative Protein: The Future or Just Hype?

Insight Focus Alternative protein more sustainable than meat on lower ...

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  • February 16, 2022

Going Organic Could Curb Fertiliser Price Rise

Fertiliser prices have been especially volatile in recent months. This...

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  • February 10, 2022

Is the EU Focusing on the Right Area of Food Waste?

Insight Focus The EU wants to half retail and consumer food waste by 2...

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  • February 10, 2022

The EU Pivots to Sustainable Agriculture

Farm to Fork The EU’s Farm to Fork strategy was launched in May 2020...

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  • January 11, 2022

The EU’s Push for Sustainable Fishing

As part of the Farm to Fork strategy, the EU has made commitments to f...

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  • December 23, 2021

The EU’s Push for Sustainable Livestock Farming

The Farm to Fork strategy’s goals for animals and livestock are less...

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  • December 9, 2021

The EU’s Push for Organic Farming Practices

The use of land is an area in which the EU Farm to Fork policy makes t...

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  • September 30, 2021

UK Struggles with Chronic Lack of Labour

Both Brexit and COVID-19 have been blamed for labour shortages across ...

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Four bins are filled with sorted recyclables: plastic bottles in a green bin, cans in a yellow bin, paper and cardboard in a white bin, and cups, trays, and other mixed materials in a blue bin.
  • September 16, 2021

Czapp Explains: What You Can Recycle

Not all plastic is made equal. In developed countries, most local auth...

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  • September 8, 2021

Climate Change: Why Agribusiness Should Take Note

The agricultural sector is perhaps the most vulnerable to climate chan...

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  • August 12, 2021

How Do You Feed 7.9 Billion People?

The world’s currently home to about 7.9 billion people, but this num...

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