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10 Facts to Know About COVID-19 & Consumer Concerns in Italy
Around the world, consumers are responding to COVID-19 by social distancing, working remotely, when possible, and staying home. Following up on our U.S. survey to better understand the effects of…
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Helping the World’s Water
Imagine a large cruise ship, as tall as a 16-story building and longer than a city block. Next, imagine it’s made of tiny microplastic particles that suddenly collapse into the…
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Supply Chain Insights – Baby Care
The global market for baby diapers and wipes is strong and growing, as consumers across the world are expected to spend $70.1 billion on these products by 2023.
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Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter February 2020
The latest USDA report featured an increase to the forecast for world production in 2019/20 (+850,000 bales to 121.3 million) and a decrease to the forecast for 2019/20 world mill-use…
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Monthly Economic Letter January 2020
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Indian and Pakistani prices were stable over the past month. Other benchmark prices increased. The nearby March NY futures contract increased from 65 to 71 cents/lb. The…
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Monthly Economic Report September 2019
The latest USDA report featured decreases to world production and mill-use figures. The global harvest forecast for 2019/20 dropped 709,000 bales to 124.9 million, and the consumption forecast fell 1.3…
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Monthly Economic Letter August 2019
The latest USDA report featured a slight decrease to the 2019/20 production forecast (-179,000 bales, from 125.8 to 125.6 million) and a larger decrease in the projection for world mill-use…
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Monthly Economic Letter June 2019
This USDA’s May supply and demand report is the first to feature a complete set of forecasts for an upcoming crop year. The figures for 2019/20 suggest growth in both…