For Brazil, a Bad Year Could Get Worse

Supply chain problems are among the many factors battering the trade-dependent economy.

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It’s clear something is off in trade logistics when the best available method of moving 9,000 kilograms (20,000 pounds) of coffee from Brazil to the U.K. is by airlift, despite the costs. Even more telling is when Brazil, the world’s largest coffee exporter, cannot move over a fifth of its current crop due to logistic […]

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Allison Fedirka
Allison Fedirka is the former director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures. Ms. Fedirka has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from the University of Belgrano, Argentina. Her thesis was on Brazil and Angola and south-south cooperation.