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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, August 19, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to spend a record $456 million on inland waterway construction projects this year, making major headway in addressing a backlog of infrastructure projects vital to shipping.
Farm groups and ag lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated by the closure of two rail crossings at the U.S-Mexico border and say they haven't received any word of when the situation will be resolved.
The drought that continues in much of the Midwest despite recent rainfall could affect not only crops but also the ability of producers to get their corn and soybeans to foreign markets.
The shipping delays that plagued railroad networks last year have improved amid increases in staffing, though Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling for more action from the Surface Transportation Board to address what he calls “inadequate” and “unreliable” service from railroad companies.
Flooding conditions along the Mississippi River, brought on by the warming of massive quantities of snow to hit the Midwest over the winter, are expected to cause issues for inland waterway transportation into next week.
Despite some improvement from a week ago, record-low water levels are continuing to hinder grain transportation on the Mississippi River, leaving farmers with fewer alternatives for getting their crops onto barges to export.
Water levels in parts of the shrunken Mississippi River and its tributaries are reaching depths not seen in more than 30 years, grounding barges and forcing producers to store more of their grain.
The nation's four largest railroad companies have revealed their plans to address the persistent shipping delays plaguing their networks and all rely on one key ingredient: labor.