by Travis Martin | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sustainability is the name of the game for these startups who recently raked in new piles of investment dollars. Here’s a snapshot of where agtech startup bucks are headed for environmentally-friendly microbes, biofertilizers, and biomolecule injections: 1. The...
by Travis Martin | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
You may have noticed a trend in Magnetic the past month. ‘Shortage’ – the supply chain and market-busting term – has shown up 13 times in the past 8 newsletters. And it’s not done yet. The issue this go-around? Truck drivers. With trucking companies...
by Travis Martin | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
The pork industry is doing all it can to avoid tapping on the processing brakes. A federal district court ruling from late March will slow line speeds at pork processing plants on June 29 if left unchallenged. The court ruling came by way of the United Food and...
by Travis Martin | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
As the largest exporter of coffee, sugar, and orange juice, Brazil’s weather woes should worry the world. A rainy season just ended with hardly any rain, and many farmers have already used up water reserves they hold on to for the upcoming dry season. To put it in...
by Travis Martin | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
As if 2021 didn’t have enough supply chain challenges, slim pickings of wood pallets are now impacting the produce packing industry (say that five times fast). And when you’ve got shortages, you’ve got price increases. Like, 400% pallet price increases. It’s a perfect...
Recent Comments