Infrastructure
Higher Truck Freight Rates in Brazil Spurring Investment
The Minimum Freight Rate Table (MFRT) established to end the Brazilian truckers’ strike in 2018 allows carriers to charge from 50 to 300 percent more…
Infrastructure
Truck Capacity Availability Improving in 2019
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the U.S. has approximately 3.5 million Class 8 trucks (semi tractor-trailers) operating with over 5.7 million commercial drivers. More…
Infrastructure
Brazilian Government Supports Higher Freight Rates
With Brazilian corn and soybean crops’ estimated crop size continually increasing, the importance of the Minimum Freight Rate Table (MFRT) also continues to rise. In…
Marketplace
USDA Confirmed Record March 1 U.S. Soybean Supplies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its estimate of March 1 U.S. soybean supplies on Friday, March 29. U.S. soybean stocks in all positions…
Demand
USDA Sees Minor Adjustments for Soybeans in April WASDE
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on April 9th. In the reports, the agency…
Planting
USDA Projects Lower U.S. Soybean Plantings in 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its key annual Prospective Plantings report on Friday, March 29. In the report, U.S. farmers were expected to plant…