…shipping ports in the south along the Gulf Coast. The southern shipping ports account for 60 percent of all grains leaving the country. Excessive rains in southern Minnesota, northern Iowa,…
Ag Groups Urge Swift Resolution on Shipping Company Bankruptcy
…the Commerce Department expressed concern and anxiety among shippers, as to when the South Korea-based shipper would be allowed to enter ports, if their goods will be seized by Hanjin’s…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…currency and the strength of the dollar, making U.S. exports less competitive; and high import duties on walnuts that inflate the price of U.S. nuts. Many in the walnut business…
Japan to Resume Importing U.S. Wheat
Earlier this month, Japan halted imports of western white and feed wheat from the pacific coast ports after unapproved genetically modified crops were found in an unplanted field in Washington…
Port Workers Agree to Discuss Contract Extension
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union delegates last week voted to discuss a contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association. Pro Farmer reports an extension would spare shippers the prospect…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
West Coast Dockers Union to Consider Early Contract Negotiations The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents about 20,000 dock workers at 29 West Coast ports, will meet next week…
Freight Cars Can Wait on American Railroads
American agriculture uses freight train cars on the nation’s railroads to ship countless numbers of commodities to ports for overseas shipping. The Washington Post says freight railroads lost out to…
Turkey Causes Global Shipping Concerns
…shipped from ports on the Black Sea. 48,000 vessels move through the Strait, making it one of the busiest transit points on the planet, according to Pro Farmer. Ships are…
Food Price Survey
…2015 at record high levels. “Since then, a combination of increasing beef production, weaker exports, and lower competing meat prices have led to modest price declines,” he said. Dairy product…
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
…and eradicate an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. • A more robust review of bio-security measures in each sector of the agriculture industry. • More vigorous scrutiny of imports at ports…
Valentine Flowers
…million flower stems and intercepted 372 pests. Los Angeles ranked second in the nation among U.S. ports of entry for the number of cut flower shipments during this season. Miami…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
Low-Risk Nut Theft Always Tempting
…purchase order from Costco, but instead the nuts were delivered to ports in Los Angeles. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department says this type of crime is known as a fictitious…
Walnuts and Calories
…the popularity of the walnut around the world. English merchant marines transported the product for trade to ports around the world and they became known as “English Walnuts.” England, in…