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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency would like to inform Canadian industry who export certain animal-based and plant-based food products to China that their urgent action is necessary by October 22, 2021 to meet China's new requirements.
Fully vaccinated Canadians will be allowed to enter the United States at land and ferry border crossings starting in early November. Senior US officials announced Tuesday night a plan to begin reopening the land borders with Canada and Mexico, which have been closed for non-essential travel since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
China’s economy slows. Energy costs soar. Grocery store shelves in some countries empty. Automobile manufacturers and other goods producers around the world shut down because of semiconductor chip shortages. Shipping costs soar and car dealers and even Apple stores have record low inventories. Fast food joints run out of potatoes and carpenters out of wood. Supply chains are disrupted.
Canada's merchandise exports increased 0.8% in August, while imports decreased 1.4%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world remained in a surplus position, widening from $736 million in July to $1.9 billion in August...
The chaos in container shipping has forced some brands like Home Depot, Ikea and Costco to get creative with their supply chains. We can now add The Coca-Cola Company to the list.
