shipping

According to a recent analysis by U.S. Wheat Associates, since the highs of 2021, freight prices have dropped to lows not seen since June 2020.  Coupled with a recent break in wheat prices, decreased ocean freight costs have helped turn the tides back in the importers' favor.   ...

Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar and South Dakota Republican John Thune introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into the Senate last week. It’s the Senate’s response to the House version that passed by a wide bipartisan vote in December. Farm g ...

Agriculture groups, including the National Grain and Feed Association, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and others are asking the U.S. Commerce Department to assist in finding a quick resolution to the Hanjin Shipping Company bankruptcy.  ...