Midwest flooding
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Weather and Critical Events
Midwest farmers hit hard by weather-delayed harvests
"The weather has not been kind to farmers this year. It’s been blow after blow after blow.” Downward pressure on prices hurting growers.
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Weather and Critical Events
Spring floods still drowning Midwest farms, grain carloads
"Back in March it was horrible and depressing." But Midwestern farmers still struggling months after floods began.
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Company earnings
Kirby hits profit marks despite extensive Midwest flooding
Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reported second quarter results that met consensus estimates, despite the ongoing problems for barging operations in the U.S. Midwest. But the…
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Rail
Low prices and high waters backing coal railcars into storage
Historic flooding in the Midwest and poor demand from electric utilities are stranding coal hoppers west of the Mississippi, pushing up prices for storing railcars.…
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