20 Jul 2018
Volatility is back – if it ever left – in commodity markets. Geopolitical risks have exploded in the past few weeks and months with the threat and reality of trade tariffs and trade wars, sanctions and political instability, adding to both price and supply uncertainty. Among those impacted – potentially severely – are CPG and manufacturing compani...
05 Jun 2018
Blockchain is receiving a lot of hype these days. The number of corporate investors in blockchain companies hit a record high in 2017, with large banks, financial service organizations, and even technology leaders like Alphabet investing heavily in the technology. But, blockchain isn’t just for technology companies. Agriculture companies can gain ...
14 Nov 2017
If you follow technologies serving the commodities markets, you will have likely heard of ‘blockchain’. And if you have heard of it, but are still confused about what it might mean for your particular niche of the industry, you’re probably not alone. These days, it seems that many experts, both inside and outside the industry, are holding up bloc...
11 Sep 2017
According to a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute, the data analytics revolution has started to gain momentum, but most companies are capturing only a fraction of the potential value from data and analytics. One of the biggest obstacles is data silos. Most of a company’s data is generated and stored in different systems throughout th...