CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Going through a strike at Japanese and Gulf Coast ports that might start on Tuesday, almost 200 farm teams urged the White Home on Friday morning to handle key points within the U.S. agricultural provide chain.
Based on a letter reviewed by Reuters, the teams stated the business is going through “imminent extreme transport disruptions” as a result of potential work stoppages, disruptions to rail strains and traditionally low river ranges that assist grain barge shipments and affect commerce with Mexico. buying and selling.
The teams are asking the federal authorities to direct the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers to dredge the decrease Mississippi River to take care of a 12-foot-deep channel and step in to reopen grain shipments by rail from the U.S. to Mexico.
