In this edition: The FMCSA broker transparency rule comment period is almost up, and Mexico gets bushels of corn.
U.S. agribulk exports to Asia are taking the longer route via the Suez Canal due to Panama transit restrictions.
The soybean associations say helping offset construction costs of AG Procressing’s terminal expansion at the Port of Grays Harbor will help soybean exporters in the long run.
Containers are used to carry imports to the U.S., but they also carry exports from the U.S. The agriculture industry depends on them, but COVID-19 has caused the system to fray…
The Port of Savannah handled the most containerized agricultural export volumes last year among all U.S. ports, according to a national database.
At least two governments, Australia and New Zealand, are helping to correct distortions in the airfreight market.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said most benefits of “Phase One” trade deal with China should be realized in 2020, despite commercial disruption from coronavirus.
On Dec. 15, the same day Chinese tariffs were set to kick in on some U.S. goods, China agreed to suspend those levies, according to media reports. The suspension covers tariffs on products including corn and U.S.-made cars and auto parts, Reuters reported. The last-minute suspension came two days after the two countries agreed to […]
For anyone in and around the Corn Belt in 2019, the lasting effects of this spring’s flooding are still front and center in everyone’s mind. The economy has been impacted as two of the area’s largest industries have been hit the hardest – agriculture and transportation. Farming and freight are indelibly tied in this part […]
The U.S. and Japan have reached a tentative trade agreement where Japan will buy more U.S. corn.
