News of supply

With voluntary blood donors in short supply, experts call for ‘cultural change’

14-06-2022 16:38 On World Blood Donor Day, a look into blood donations in Buenos Aires.

by Mariel Priven

Global energy upheaval threatens years of natural gas shortages

07-04-2022 22:05 War, the energy transition, severe weather and surging demand are creating a period of upheaval that is tightening natural gas supply like never before.

MATE SHORTAGE ON WAY?

Drought threatens yerba mate production

17-03-2022 07:17 Drinkers of Argentina’s favourite infusion may face supply problems next year, producers warn, due to fierce drought in country’s northeast.

Bloomberg

Soybeans soar to nine-year high with South America supply in doubt

23-02-2022 16:21 Soybeans climbed to a nine-year high as dimming prospects for South American harvests threaten global supplies.

BLOOMBERG

Dollar-strapped Argentina eyes help from record grain exports

24-11-2021 17:17 Argentina's bumper wheat and barley crops and high prices are on track to give the government some breathing room with the peso.

BLOOMBERG

MercadoLibre seeks to expand in fresh foods amid record volumes

05-11-2021 02:22 Latin American e-commerce powerhouse is looking to fresh foods to maintain sales growth, after posting record gross merchandise volume of US$7.3 billion in the third quarter.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s vineyards can’t bottle wines due to glass shortage

08-10-2021 17:03 Argentina’s famed vineyards are struggling to find wine bottles amid a global shortage of glass, in the latest example of supply backlogs hitting local production.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

United States should look south for better supply chains

04-08-2021 11:31 When it comes to 'friendshoring,' Latin America has much to offer, and much to gain.

Bloomberg

Water crisis threatens grain, iron transport on key Brazil river

29-07-2021 16:12 Brazil issued a provisional measure to authorise exceptional and temporary efforts to optimize the use of hydro-energy resources and secure energy supply as country faces one of its worst water crisis.