Trade Good Links
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-18-most-traded-goods-in-the-world-2018-2 Feb 20, 2018 "Trade is a huge part of the global economy. Cars, refined oil, and integrated circuits are the three most traded goods on the planet. The US is the biggest importer of 12 of the 18 most traded goods, and the biggest exporter of two of them." Business Insider
Sugar Links
https://www.chsugar.com/our-history Apr 25, 2024 "In 1906, the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company began refining pure cane sugar in the small town of Crockett, California, near San Francisco. As cargo ships offloaded raw cane sugar from the Hawaiian Islands, the refinery employed 490 people and produced 67,000 tons of refined cane sugar. Today C&H produces cane sugar and molasses for a vast U.S. market. The Crockett refinery processes over 700 thousand tons of cane sugar annually—more than 70 types, grades and package sizes, including packaged consumer sugars as well as packaged, liquid and bulk granulated industrial-use cane sugars." C&H Products
https://www.dominosugar.com/our-story Apr 25, 2024 "August 1905 Construction of the Chalmette Refinery begins. Construction took nearly four years and required 20,000 tons of cement, 10,000 windows and five million bricks produced on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain." Domino Sugar
https://www.whatsugar.com/post/domino-granulated-sugar Mar 1, 2020 "Domino has a sister brand, C&H, which sells essentially the same cane sugar products. Both brands are available to consumers all over the country, but C&H is sold predominantly on the West Coast and Domino on the East Coast markets. C&H and Domino are some of the leading brands of refined sugar in the U.S. To explore other brands, read a previous post titled Guide to Granulated Sugar." WhatSugar
Automobile Links
https://www.cars.com/articles/2023-cars-com-american-made-index-which-cars-are-the-most-american-467465 Jun 21, 2023 "For the fourth time in its 18-year history, Cars.com’s American-Made Index ranks all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for 2023 — and what tops the list is clearer than ever to see. For the third year on the trot, Tesla holds firm atop the list; for the second year in a row, its Model Y SUV leads the way; and for the first time, the Texas-based automaker has swept the index, with its entire lineup locking out the top four...Behind Tesla’s quartet lies the Honda Passport SUV, dropping one spot from 2022; a fresh face to the list in the form of the Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric SUV at No. 6; and four vehicles from parent automaker Honda to close out the top 10: the Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup truck at Nos. 7 and 9, respectively, and the MDX and RDX SUVs from Honda’s luxury arm Acura at Nos. 8 and 10, respectively." Cars.com
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2019/05/20/why-tesla-is-not-a-car-company-and-what-you-can-learn-from-elon-musk May 20, 2019 "It turns out that none of this debate was relevant. Tesla is a software company. And it believes that software can unlock new opportunities in the “end of driving” business. When you listen to Elon’s speech, you’ll get a view into his brilliant thinking." Forbes
Trade Goods Videos
Trade Goods Youtube Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23rF0xrhTE Jan 31, 2021 Himalayan salt doesn't come from the Himalayas. It's mined deep inside the mountains of Pakistan at the Khewra Salt Mine. The pink rocks are turned into table salt, lamps, and statues, sold at a premium in Western countries. But despite pink salt's growing popularity abroad, Pakistan, historically, has seen little of the profits. Business Insider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn6650M3M-U Mar 13, 2021 Ceylon cinnamon is native to just one region of the world. And producing it requires hours of delicate work. Even the most skilled workers can make only a few pounds of quills a day. One pound of cinnamon quills can cost $27. But not all spices labeled "cinnamon" are the Ceylon variety. Many in the Western market are actually cheaper types of cinnamon called cassia. So what makes Ceylon cinnamon so favorable? And why is it so expensive? Business Insider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgIZbRg1vOc Apr 12, 2021 An average of 30 container ships a day have been stuck outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach just waiting to deliver their goods. The backlog is part of a global supply-chain mess spurred by the pandemic that means consumers could see delivery delays for weeks. Photo Composite: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpBnJWqS8Hs Mar 26, 2021 There's an expensive and time-consuming fad sweeping America's ports: dredging. This is the process by which ports dig up the bottoms of their channels, either to maintain depth or go even deeper. In the last 5-10 years, dredging has taken ports by storm. To take just two examples: the Port of Boston recently completed a $350 million project to dredge the channel from 40 to 51 feet, and the Port of Miami requested a second dredge in 2018, just three years after completing a $205 million project to deepen their channel from 42 to 50 feet. They're far from the only ones, so why are ports in a such a race to dig deeper? Cheddar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwg2JYRDpQs May 8, 2021 Even in the high-end world of jewelry, Cuban link chains are a symbol of luxury. Once a quintessential part of hip-hop style in the '70s and '80s, these chains have become increasingly popular in the last decade. Today, you'll find prominent rappers like Future, Daddy Yankee, and Lil Uzi Vert wearing Cuban link chains. Although the majority of these chains are machine-made, many of the most expensive ones are handmade by just a few shops in Miami. One handmade 18-karat gold Cuban link chain can cost $27,000, and some of the most valuable ones will cost 10 times that. In 2012, Jay-Z wore one of the most expensive Cuban link chains made at the time, worth $200,000. So how exactly are Cuban link chains made? And why are they so expensive? Business Insider