The Suez Canal logjam may have you reaching for the chamomile tea
About 12% of global trade goes through the canal, including coffee and other comestibles — then there’s the container shortage
28 March 2021 - 07:00
Chicago — The crisis in the Suez Canal could soon hit your instant coffee.
The vessel blocking passage in one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints isn’t just curbing shipments of crude oil and liquefied natural gas, but also containers of robusta coffee — the type used in Nescafé. Europe is most affected as it imports through the Suez, but the impact will be felt globally as shipping delays exacerbate a shortage of containers that upended food markets...
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