Disruptions to global value chains related to the Covid-19 pandemic have once again highlighted the interconnectedness between countries, according to an OECD analysis. In the
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported that it decreased its avocado sales by 12.8% in 2020, to $ 332 million. Avocados are one of the
The peso starts the session with a depreciation of 0.96% or 19.1 cents, trading around 20.13 pesos per dollar, with the exchange rate trading between
Pork imports in Mexico totaled 1.359 billion dollars in 2020, an increase of 12.2% year-on-year. In hindsight, pork imports reached an all-time high in 2019,
The American company Tesla reported on Monday that it invested 1.5 billion dollars in bitcoins. In January 2021, the company updated its investment policy to
The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Mondelēz has restricted competition in a variety of national markets for chocolate, cookies and
Maersk reported that in response to rising US imports and the resulting intermodal equipment flow imbalances, all members of the logistics industry have been challenged
In North America, milk production is forecast at 110 million tonnes in the current year, 1.6% more year-on-year, FAO said. In the United States, production
Driven by exports, Canada’s economic activity expanded 10% at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate during the third quarter of 2020, after contracting 11.5% in the
An analysis of the World Trade Organization (WTO) highlighted that online e-commerce platforms have seen significant growth since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amazon,
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