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Food supply logistics need a coronavirus ‘reset,’ says UN economist

COVID-19

How stable is the global food supply chain? The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Maximo Torero, chief economist for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.

In Commodity Market, Cotton Really is King

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Water For Sale

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To Catch a Trash Thief

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Water for Sale

Living On Earth contributor Bob Carty reports on the changing nature of water from resource to commodity. Demand for fresh water is on the rise worldwide, and nations with abundant supplies, such as Canada, are weighing whether or not to begin exporting what is becoming a precious commodity.

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Russian fires threaten global commodities trade

Environment

For a look at the impact this heat wave will have on the global commodities market we speak with Javier Blas, commodities correspondent for the Financial Times and The New York Times’ Andrew Kramer in Moscow.

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