Grain exporters have several options: paying higher transportation costs, storing grain, sending more of it to the domestic market or cutting their losses.
The Association of American Railroads estimates that a nationwide strike could cost about $2 billion each day, while shippers groups rally Congress to intervene in the event a strike seems imminent.
Peak harvest season begins in the U.S. soon, and grain shippers are hoping rail service will be able to meet market demand.
Foster Poultry Farms asked STB last week to order UP to improve rail service to two poultry processing plants in California. The board agreed to that request.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants the Surface Transportation Board to move forward with proceedings that would address rail service for grain and agricultural products shippers.
The rail district, a public-private partnership with Merced County, will serve agricultural producers in the region.
ADM is a very large, global company. It owns thousands of vehicles of different kinds, including an in-house fleet of trucks.
A portal to provide agricultural shippers with visibility for their covered hopper cars will help them conform to food safety transportation standards and prevent cross-contact with food allergens.
AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers to transport their goods.
California calls on feds to protect exporters. Shipping groups claim California export cure will worsen congestion — including for importers.
