$500 locally is now 700 to $1,000. david harlow is a freight consultant in los angeles, where earlier this week the transportation secretary gave port workers credit for helping save christmas. one of the reasons why christmas was not, in fact, canceled ports like l.a. and long beach moved record levels of goods. turtle bottlenecks have improved 104 container ships are waiting or en route to the l.a. ports. according to a recent study california farmers lost 2 billion in export sales in five months because of supply chain congestion. exports are down 22% statewide in this $3 billion almond crop. that s significant. that s a burden we have never had. darren is a almond farm near fresno. 8 in 10 return to china empty. shipping companies find it faster and five times more profitable than u.s. exports.