In short, what was once a source of supply is now a source of demand.
Coke's primary source of supply for orange juice sold in the U.S. is Florida.
Relying on a single source of U.S demand and single source of supply would be the pinnacle of economic stupidity.
Canada has one of the largest long-life oil deposits in the world and is a stable and secure source of supply.
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Officials are concerned about the livelihoods and future source of bird supply from chicken farmers.
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Unlike a conventional dealer, he has invested heavily in the source of his supply--not just in the weaving operations, but also in the people.
It is the source of water-supply of agricultural and everyday needs.
In addition, the mutual supply agreements enable Seagate to secure an important source of leading-edge NAND flash supply as the company expands its SSD and solid state hybrid product offerings, and position Seagate to be a more significant supplier of disk drives to Samsung.
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It is a source of low-carbon energy and can contribute to the UK's energy mix and security of supply longer-term.
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While helium users are dealing with the effects of limited supply, Congress is working on critical legislation that will continue to ensure a needed source of helium until the private sector has enough helium production to meet worldwide capacity.
Government cannot specifically control the money supply at its source in a fractional reserve system, but only react to conditions caused by the decisions of individual banks to supply or not.
"The integrity of our supply chain is vital and we are working closely with our customers to try to establish the source of the contaminating material, " the company said.
Once on the market, it will increase the supply and lower the price of this nutritious source of protein.
Food supply, Egyptian scientists argue, is the source of the problem - and oddly, a possible solution to a growing crayfish threat.
In doing due diligence on Molycorp, Bhappu learned that many consumers of rare earth elements desperately wanted a Western-supply source.
Shale gas production has become all the rage in the U.S. because it potentially increases the U.S. supply of natural gas, a clean burning energy source.
Autonomous control over supply, via aggregation in unions, became their only source of power.
The factories mainly supply the Japanese market, but they are also a source of engines and parts for assembly plants overseas as well as some vehicles that are made only in Japan.
Each unit can also serve as a source of electrical power for the military, or emergency response, something always in short supply in forward operating positions.
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Lyons' possible willingness to supply versions of Leo to interested customers introduces competition from a totally unexpected source.
Additionally, Thailand, at the basic end of production--it is the world's largest rice exporter, for example--has to watch the emergence of low-wage Vietnam as a "China plus one" world supply source.
The Korea Times story painted a scenario where Samsung was gradually tailing off its supply of LCDs to Apple over the course of this year, quoting a source as saying the Korean company had shipped 15 million displays to Apple in the first six months of 2012, but less than 3 million during the third quarter, which ended in September.
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However, tackling the problem from a supply chain angle represents one of the best means of cutting off a very substantial source of income (tens of millions of dollars per year according to our estimates) from abusive armed groups.
Atlanta's water supply relies on two rivers that have their source in Georgia before flowing into the neighbouring states of Florida and Alabama.
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Although it seems rudimentary compared with the heavier Bradley, the Army will need thousands of replacements to deal with various contingencies in the future, and York is a source that can credibly supply them.
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Tracking a supply chain and riding it of conflict minerals, however, is no small undertaking for companies that source these minerals.
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