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  • Four stacks of cans of Campbell's soup displayed on a grocery store shelf on June 2, 2025, in Chicago. Cans in the stacks, from left to right, are labeled "Spicy Nacho Cheese," "Chicken with Rice," "Tomato Bisque" and "Spicy Tomato."
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    Campbell’s says tariff mitigation strategies can only go so far

    Limited domestic tinplate capacity makes it difficult to source materials for canned goods in the face of steel and aluminum tariffs, according to executives.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    US opens investigation into medical equipment, device imports

    As part of the Section 232 probe, the Trump administration will weigh the need for tariffs on goods such as surgical masks, blood glucose monitors and wheelchairs.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Inventory Management

    Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Supply chains gear up for California emissions disclosures

    Manufacturers are digging deep into their data to get ready for greenhouse gas reporting requirements from the Golden State.

    By Mary Catherine O’Connor • Sept. 25, 2025
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    US investigates robotics, industrial machinery imports

    The Commerce Department is evaluating national security risks of the industrial gear supply chain, potentially clearing the way for new tariffs.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Mars inks clean energy contracts for supply chain decarbonization

    The confectionery company is teaming up with Enel on a trio of renewable purchase agreements estimated to annually generate 1.8 terawatt hours of clean energy.

    By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Lear taps Palantir software for manufacturing operations

    The Tier 1 seat supplier will use the AI-powered platform for 5 years as it looks to accelerate industrial automation.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
  • President Donald Trump holds a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report
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    White House asks Supreme Court to uphold Trump’s tariff powers

    The government submitted a 49-page brief urging the high court to affirm Trump's broad emergency levies.

    By • Updated Sept. 22, 2025
  • U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (right) speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    Trump administration ponders adjusting scope of auto part, steel and China tariffs

    Federal agencies are reviewing whether to expand the list of goods covered by levies enacted under Section 232 and 301.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Business contracts with tariff clauses proliferate

    Companies are using tariff-specific language to hedge against uncertainty in areas such as pricing and delivery timelines, contract management firm Agiloft said.

    By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Perdue Farms to lay off 300 workers at Indiana turkey plant

    Production for the Thanksgiving staple has fallen to a three-decade low as poultry companies grapple with bird flu and changing consumer habits.

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 17, 2025
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    JM Smucker to raise coffee prices again in the face of tariffs

    The food and beverage company is planning a hike for “early winter” that would make coffee over 20% more expensive than a year ago.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    US kicks off consultation process for USMCA review

    Shippers have 45 days to submit comments evaluating the free trade agreement governing cross-border trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Coca-Cola aims to help solve orange supply crunch with AI

    The Minute Maid producer is a founding member of an MIT consortium working to combat citrus greening, a disease threatening orange production.

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 16, 2025
  • The factory floor at Ann Clark's cookie-cutter manufacturing plant.
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    Why this manufacturer isn’t crumbling under tariff pressure

    Cookie-cutter maker Ann Clark shifted to in-house production more than two decades ago and sources most inputs domestically.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Asos targets supply chain visibility upgrade

    The apparel retailer tapped traceability platform TrusTrace to strengthen operational transparency down to the Tier 5 level.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
  • The white exterior of the LG Energy Solution battery plant in Holland, Michigan, showing the company's corporate logo.
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    Mercedes-Benz, LG strike $11B EV battery supply deal

    The deal covers the U.S. and EU markets, with the stateside contract set to begin in 2029.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Supreme Court to hear Trump’s tariff legality case in November

    The high court granted an expedited review of an appellate court finding that the president's sweeping tariffs were illegal.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
  • Shipping containers are stacked on a container ship at the Port of Oakland on Aug. 1, 2025, in Oakland, California.
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    Supply chain management education boosts focus on resilience

    Universities are reevaluating their curriculums to prepare future supply chain leaders to go beyond traditional concepts to navigate disruption.

    By Craig Guillot • Sept. 9, 2025
  • A red Burlington storefront says "ladies, mens, kids, baby, home, coats," as clouds billow overhead in a bright blue sky.
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    How to keep the ‘off’ in ‘off price’ in the tariff era

    In order to make good on their value promise, retailers like TJX, Ross and Burlington are being hypervigilant about pricing across the industry.

    By Daphne Howland • Sept. 9, 2025
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    US enacts Japan tariff deal

    President Donald Trump clarified the 15% rate will generally not stack, and that some aircraft, mineral and pharmaceutical products may soon qualify for exclusions.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
  • Lithium-rich brine dries in an evaporation pond next to mounds of salt bi-product at a lithium mine in the Atacama Desert on August 24, 2022 in Salar de Atacama, Chile.
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    Energy Department allocates $60M for two critical mineral programs

    The Trump administration’s latest funding plans target rare earth magnet development and evaluation of domestic ore deposits.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Trump administration calls on SCOTUS to decide tariffs’ legality

    The Solicitor General asked the court to decide by Sept. 10 whether to grant a review of an appellate court ruling that found President Donald Trump's global tariffs illegal.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Mexico’s avocado industry pledges deforestation-free exports by 2026

    The move comes after investigations found illegal deforestation and water sourcing, along with violent coercion, in the country’s avocado region.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Asus pivots production to Southeast Asia to ease tariffs

    The company has moved over 90% of its motherboard and PC production to Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Nestlé develops ‘groundbreaking’ process to boost cocoa production

    The discovery could increase the supply of the popular commodity, which has seen yields cut due to climate change.

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 2, 2025