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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

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Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The USDA has estimated that 30 percent of food loss occurs during agricultural production and harvest. percent decrease from 2021.

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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

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COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented surge in panic buying of food, beverages, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essentials. COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in food supply chains. Food supplies were hit by plant shutdowns to ensure worker safety before re-opening, on a limited basis in some cases. Overall, U.S.