Australia displaced Canada as the world leader in canola exports in 2022, with 4,927 million dollars, a year-on-year growth of 123 percent. Meanwhile, Canadian external sales of this product were $4,397 million, down 14 percent over 2021. Other major exporters of canola, also called rapeseed, were Ukraine, Belgium
The U.S. retail carbonated soft drink category grew 14% during 2022 and the ginger ale segment increased 13%, according to Reed’s, Inc. Now the ginger ale segment is a $1.5 billion market. Reed’s believes the growth of ginger ale is primarily due to consumers perceiving it as a
The three prominent factors that reduced new vehicle purchases in the U.S. are the shortage of semiconductor chips, the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 related blockades that shut down factories in China. As a point of reference, new vehicle purchases in the U.S. market in 2022, at
Today, 90% of the U.S. trucking industry is made up of small, independent carriers that own five trucks or fewer. Nearly 1 million owner-operators own a single truck. Historically, carriers have found it prohibitively expensive to work directly with these small carriers because of the difficulties and delays
Serve Robotics is shaping the future of sustainable, autonomous delivery and has successfully conducted pilots for Walmart and Pizza Hut Canada. The company has platform-level integrations with Uber Eats and 7-Eleven. Its strategic investors include Nvidia, Uber, 7-Eleven and Delivery Hero’s corporate venture units, along with other top
Parnassus Funds added Kansas City Southern (KCS), a Class I railroad that links Mexico‘s manufacturing regions with major markets in the United States and Canada, to its investment portfolio. From their perspective, Kansas City Southern will become increasingly relevant as its strategically advantageous network allows it to participate