Pickle at the Port – Labor Contract Expiration

Pickle at the Port – Labor Contract Expiration

by | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

Shipping getting sticky: Trouble is a-brewin’ from Long Beach to Seattle. But it’s not an earthquake or a tsunami—it’s labor negotiations at the ports. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) represents over 22K workers. Their current labor contracts,...
Fewer Amber Waves of Grain this Fourth?

Fewer Amber Waves of Grain this Fourth?

by | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

U.S. wheat is on the world stage these days… Things have been challenging for U.S. wheat farmers this year. Variable weather conditions, crazy input prices, inflation, and the war in Ukraine haven’t made life easy on any of them. No happy medium: Western Nebraska is...