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Supply chains are mobilizing and the hunt is on! This week on IndustryNet, packaging, logistics infrastructure, food sourcing, and structural materials are all gaining ground, a cluster that tends to show up when production and distribution operations are ramping up in parallel. Fourteen broad categories posted positive week-over-week growth, one of the wider spreads in recent weeks. Here's what's trending:

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SUPPLY RISKS INTENSIFIED AFTER SAUDI ARABIA REPORTED FRESH HOSTILE THREATS AND TANKER ATTACKS ESCALATED IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, FORCING SOME EMPTY SUPERTANKERS TO TURN AWAY FROM THE PERSIAN GULF AND POTENTIALLY DELAYING CRUDE SHIPMENTS, WITH DIESEL SUPPLIES PARTICULARLY TIGHT AS RUSSIA’S REPEATED REFINERY DISRUPTIONS AND ATTACKS ON RED SEA EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ADDED TO MARKET CONCERNS.

Supply bumps typically have a finite period of stabilization in price cutting activity - Portland just added 25% additional inventory in a thin buyers market heading into the rainy season. I anticipate a sharp move up on seller cutting - more supply, off season, thin buyers