Missing-ssippi River

Missing-ssippi River

Drought’s bringing barges to a halt on southern stretches of the dehydrated Mississippi River, where bottlenecks and backups are stymying shipments of critical commodities. This new supply chain snafu is showing up due to a dry summer, and is expected to hurt farmers...
Waving Goodbye to Shipping Issues

Waving Goodbye to Shipping Issues

Sailing the ocean blue in 2022. This week, the U.S. Senate passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. Nauti(cal) practices: We’ve had two years of supply chain issues under our belts, causing billions of dollars of goods to...
China’s Eyes on U.S. Ag

China’s Eyes on U.S. Ag

China’s on an ag-related beg, steal, or borrow buy, steal, or acquire rampage, which experts say could put the U.S. economy and national security in jeopardy. China’s desire to self-sufficiently improve food security is driving new policies and activities—both licit...
Port “Pop-Ups” Expedite Ag Exports

Port “Pop-Ups” Expedite Ag Exports

Supply chain problems keep popping up, so the USDA has a potential solution: they announced Friday they would add another ag commodity “pop-up” port to house ag containers and speed up future shipping. Northwest is best: In partnership with the Northwest Seaport...