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How slight disruptions put big pressure on CPG

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It’s been a big week for news in the freight world, from the Knight-Swift acquisition to executive orders to CPG stocks. Mike Baudendistel talks through all these headlines and more on this episode of The Stockout. 

After headlines Baudendistel turns his focus to the major disruptions hitting the CPG markets this week. Tyson Foods recalled over 8 million pounds of frozen chicken products, droughts continue to plague America’s west coast crops, and grocery retailers are starting to build stockpiles of goods. 

Baudendistel explains what this means for the immediate future of the CPG industry and how consumers could start paying the price. 

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Kaylee Nix

Kaylee Nix is a meteorologist and reporter for FreightWaves. She joined the company in November of 2020 after spending two years as a broadcast meteorologist for a local television channel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kaylee graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2018 and immediately made the Tennessee Valley her home. Kaylee creates written summaries of FreightWaves live podcasts and cultivates the social media for FreightWaves TV.