(NYTIMES) - Disruptions to the perishable produce trades can result in severe losses for many companies.
In March last year, high winds from a sandstorm blew a container ship sideways in the Suez Canal, blocking about 12 per cent of global trade for nearly a week. And in February this year, trade sanctions over the war in Ukraine stopped many shipments of fresh produce to Russia.
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