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Maritime
How China became the big winner of the COVID era
A year and a half after COVID emerged in Wuhan, China’s exporters, liners, shipyards and container factories are all booming.
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Weather and Critical Events
Floods drown south-central US crops
Farmers in Texas and Louisiana have suffered at least $600 million in damage due to spring and winter storms.
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Logistics/Supply Chains
Vessel traffic flowing again on Mississippi River under I-40
Vessels get the green light after a portion of the Mississippi River near Memphis was closed to traffic for a few days. Inspectors found damage…
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Newsletters
The Stockout: Cargill puts its money where its beans are
Cargill’s announcement last week that it is making a nearly half-billion dollar investment in soybeans caught my attention because it suggests that one of the…
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Rail
USDA: More wheat to go west this spring
Changes in export volumes for certain types of wheat may be reflected in changes in freight flows, according to reports from the U.S. Department of…
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Newsletters
The Stockout: Shortages of cotton threaten CPG supply chains
Droughts and geopolitical tensions are driving up cotton, corn, and soybean prices and in turn impacting supply chain costs.
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Trucking
Ag retailers: Zero-emission truck plan could ‘devastate’ agriculture
U.S. House lawmakers’ Climate Crisis Action Plan calls for 100% EV truck sales by 2040.
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Weather and Critical Events
Windstorm destroys millions of acres of Midwestern crops
Nearly 1 billion bushels of corn and soybeans were wiped out. “It can take a chunk of truck loads away that would normally move.”
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Trade and Compliance
Commentary: Can managed trade really work?
The global pandemic has strained relations between the U.S. and China. Will that cause the trade deal negotiated earlier this year to break down?
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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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