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The global food supply chain’s path forward is anything but strait
When the Strait of Hormuz closed six months ago, the global food and energy supply chain as we knew it came to an end. Like most other commodity intelligence firms, Helios AI expected global food prices to rise by more than 10%.
Predicting the next food crisis: Helios A unpacks 4 factors shaping global hunger
As conflict in the Middle East and supply chain disruptions persist, concerns are growing about the long-term resilience of agrifood supply chains and food security risks for developing economies across the globe, including in large parts of Africa and Southeast Asia, according to a report from commodity intelligence platform provider Helios AI
The Iran War’s Other Energy Shortage—Food
The Iran war will constrain the supply not only of oil and gas but of food. Two shocks hit the global food system following American and Israeli attacks on Iran, but only one was widely reported. First, the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed beginning Feb. 28, day one of the war. Second, on March 18, Iranian missiles struck Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. In both cases, media coverage has focused on petroleum prices. That framing is dangerously incomplete.
Gates Foundation-funded pilot empowers East African coffee growers to manage climate change with Helios AI
Helios AI is helping East African coffee growers determine how to grow and when to sell their crops through a Gates Foundation-funded pilot project. COSA and Helios AI are working to ensure that coffee cooperatives have access to weather forecast information to inform their farming operations, the companies shared in a press release.
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Cocoa Prices Are Soaring This Halloween. Here's How to Invest
U.S. News & World Report | Matt Whittaker
Sky-high prices for cocoa, a key ingredient in chocolate products, mean confectioners are reducing the size of cocoa-based sweets. For investors, however, there are ways that cocoa can sweeten a portfolio, whether it be through equities or futures.
Indonesia cocoa crunch stuns chocolate makers in Asia
Nikkei Asia | Dylan Loh
SINGAPORE — From its Malaysian factory in the state of Johor, Italian agro-food company Unigra makes ingredients from chocolate chips to cocoa powder used by confectioners for export across Asia to markets such as China, Taiwan and Thailand. But operations in the past year have “surprised” Denis Cavrini, the manufacturer’s International Commercial Direction for regions like the Asia-Pacific.
Helios AI Introduces Supply Chain Climate Audits to De-Risk Global Agri-Food Supply Chains
Press Release | Helios AI
Helios Artificial Intelligence (Helios AI), a leader in climate risk analysis for the agri-food industry, today announces the launch of its new Supply Chain Climate Audits (SC²A). The SC²A evaluates the medium and long term climate risks facing an organization’s agricultural supply chain to secure sustainable sourcing.
Supply Chain Climate Audits to De-Risk Global Agri-Food Supply Chains
Food Logistics | Marina Mayer
Helios Artificial Intelligence (Helios AI) launched new Supply Chain Climate Audits (SC²A), designed to help companies address the growing climate risks impacting global agri-food supply chains. “At Helios, we've seen the accelerating pace of agricultural disruptions firsthand, from cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire to corn in the U.S. Midwest,” says Francisco Martin-Rayo, co-founder and CEO of Helios AI.
Helios AI Launches CommodiTrack, an AI Platform That Generates Ag Commodity Trading Signals
Integrity Research Associates | Michael Mayhew
A few weeks ago, Virginia-based Fintech firm Helios Artificial Intelligence launched a new AI platform dubbed CommodiTrack, which enables commodity buyers and traders to predict agricultural commodity prices based on the firm’s proprietary climate risk measure.
AI company predicts poor harvests: 'Fruit and vegetable buyers, make plan B'
DistriFood (Dutch) | Daan Heijink
Fresh produce buyers at supermarkets need to find short-term back-ups for their suppliers, as deliveries are rapidly becoming more uncertain due to poor harvests. Anyone who still relies on one supplier for a particular fruit will sooner or later run into problems.
Helios AI launches CommodiTrack™, First AI Platform to predict the price of agricultural commodities using climate risk
AgroSpectrum Asia | Hithaishi CB
AI tool revolutionizes agrifood supply chain resiliency, empowering decision makers with technology that predicts the price and availability of commodities
Helios AI introduces CommodiTrack
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CommodiTrack is a dynamic, interactive platform that allows users to track, forecast and strategize to improve supply chain resiliency. The platform uses Helios' proprietary climate risk data set which includes over 500 billion unique risk signals generated by custom machine learning models specific to each of the 50+ crops being tracked, rather than generic weather information, giving users a unique advantage to predict where and why disruptions are likely to occur.
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