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Inflation is a tough egg to crack. We gave it a try anyway.

US health authorities banned avocados from Mexico.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped.

It’s an “alarming” shortage, according to the Commerce Department.

Procter & Gamble is raising prices across more of its portfolio to protect its profit margins as commodity and freight costs climb higher.

Some of that merchandise you ordered, returned or are waiting on has stopped literally in its tracks as thieves have been breaking open rail cars and stealing the merchandise inside.

Supply chain disruptions have become a major challenge for the global economy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Factory shutdowns (particularly in Asia) and widespread lockdowns and mobility restrictions have resulted in disruptions across logistics networks, increases in shipping costs, and longer delivery times. Several measures have been used to gauge these disruptions, although those measures tend to focus on selected dimensions of global supply chains. In this post, we propose a new gauge, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI), which integrates a number of commonly used metrics with an aim to provide a more comprehensive summary of potential disruptions affecting global supply chains.

Is the recent rise in international shipping costs due to higher demand for goods during COVID-19, or are other disruptions also at play?

The supply chain crunch, modern logistics, and that famous trip around the Port of Long Beach

ELLIOTT, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new rules take effect on New Year's Day.

Coffee is the third most consumed beverage globally. Here we visualize the countries that have the highest coffee production in the world.

Coffee prices soared on commodity markets Monday--promising another round of retail price hikes--after a weekend freeze destroyed more crops in Brazil's most important coffee-growing region.

Peppermint-flavored candy canes may be part of a growing list of holiday-related products impacted by supply chain disruptions.

Supply chain delays are always challenging. But during the holidays, slow shipping can make or break a company's bottom line. Today on the show, a toy company that makes Tonka trucks musters a shipment tracking war room.

Prices and demand surged, just as supplies dwindled.

An incredible visualisation of global shipping traffic, created by Kiln.digital and the UCL Energy Institute.

Two very different forms of liquid gold are managed as part of a strategic reserve, but both of them are seeing part of their reserve released to help lower prices in the US and Canada.

Remember back in 2018 when gas prices were at record levels, and we started seeing gas surcharges pop up? History has been known to repeat itself.

"It's definitely higher than a normal operating basis we like to see," HanesBrands CEO Steve Bratspies told CNBC on Thursday.

The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in America. It's also at the center of a massive container backlog.

California’s Port of Los Angeles is struggling to keep up with the crush of cargo containers arriving at its terminals, creating one of the biggest choke points

Scientists have been trying to achieve xenotransplantation—animal to human transplants—5ever.

Companies are rebuilding their supply of goods, which isn’t the easiest thing to do with bottlenecks in the supply chain.

From iron ore to rare earths, over 3 billion tonnes of metals are mined each year. This chart shows them all on a relative scale.

Smartphones can contain ~80% of the stable elements on the periodic table. This graphic details the critical metals you carry in your pocket.

Climate shocks in Brazil and shipping bottlenecks have pushed the price of coffee beans sharply higher. Starbucks says it won’t be affected for more than a year, but small cafes can’t hold off that long.