…have at the ports and everything else that we’re having to deal with that the shipments remain up.” Listen to the radio report below. About the Author Brian German Facebook…
Review of the 2020–21 California Citrus Season
…supply of containers and delays at ports around the world. See the full 2020–21 Final California Citrus Season Perspective report here. Sponsored Content Vigilance Vital to Phytophthora Management April 1,…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-21-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the “Box Rule” causing delays at the ports, an upcoming soil and irrigation…
Pop Up Port Facilities Provide Innovation to Export Efficiency
Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com Official portrait of Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. USDA photo by Tom Witham Bottlenecks at the ports brought on by the pandemic are causing more…
Carrier Consolidation A Factor in Exorbitant Shipping Costs
…goods. While rates for cargo such as agricultural commodities leaving West Coast ports increased by as much as 300 percent, it was still more valuable to send back empty containers…
Supply Chain Problems Will Require Complex Series of Solutions
…held by the Assembly Agriculture Committee and Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement. “I think one of the things that’s good is they recognize there isn’t one solution but…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act Introduced in the Senate
…arbitrarily refuse goods that are ready to be exported at U.S. ports. Provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act would bolster the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) regulatory authority. FMC would…
Lawmakers Continue to Press Biden Administration for Supply Chain Relief
…U.S. agriculture commodity exports,” the letter states. “A record 70 percent of containers leaving California ports are leaving empty. For those foreign-owned carriers willing to haul U.S. goods across the…
Week in Review: Water Year Starts Strong But More Storms Needed, Newsom’s Budget Addresses Drought
…$213 billion 2022-23 state budget proposal that includes significant investment in measures to address drought impacts. If inefficiencies at California ports persist, it could create significant long-term consequences for agricultural…
Shipping Troubles More Costly for California Ag Than Trade War with China
Researchers have put together data which provides better context as to how impactful issues at West Coast ports have been for California agriculture. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource…
Port Inefficiencies Bring Future Export Market Opportunities into Question
Inefficiencies in California ports may jeopardize future export opportunities for agriculture. Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics as UC Davis, Colin Carter referenced a study from World Bank that found…
Biden, Vilsack Speak at American Farm Bureau Convention
…ports. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall AFBF President Zippy Duvall spoke at the opening ceremony on Sunday. He discussed some of the stories he’s heard from farmers around the nation….
2020 Crop Report Puts Fresno County at the Top Once Again
…ability for growers to export their goods. The crop report shows that almonds were the most exported crop in 2020, making up 25 percent of all agricultural exports from Fresno…
Week in Review: ‘Unprecedented’ Water Allocation and Officials Want Answers on Port Problems
…Transportation are pushing for ocean carriers to address ongoing issues on West Coast ports. Over $350 million is being made available from DWR to support groundwater sustainability. Agriculture is an…