Infrastructure
Brazil Southern Ports Improving to Meet Northern Arc Challenge
The northern arc of ports is allowing Brazil to increase its grain export capacity without the traditional long delays in getting the grain to the…
Infrastructure
Port of Virginia Completes Renovation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that nearly 16% of U.S. containerized grain exports move through the Port of Virginia. The two-year renovation and…
Infrastructure
Columbia Snake River System Closed at Bonneville
Bonneville Lock & Dam, built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was the first federal lock and dam on the Columbia Snake…
Infrastructure
USDA Quantifies Impact of Aging Inland Waterways Infrastructure
An important component of the U.S. Soy Advantage is its consistent supply. The U.S. supply chain is one of the most reliable in the world,…
Infrastructure
Soybean Barge Movements Slow
2019 has been a tough year for the barge industry and all producers of commodities that use the Inland Mississippi Waterways System. After Lock and…
Infrastructure
Barge Rates Muted
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), “the U.S. Inland Waterway System utilizes a percent of tariff system to establish…