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Just days before a critical hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation about the crisis facing American importers, the ...

Todd Fitchette A significant shortage of truck drivers to haul agricultural goods from the fields to processing could hamper half of California production later this summer. Industry is asking for the easing of truck weight limits on California roads to allow for more efficient movement of commodities. Local, state, and federal policy issues left unchecked will continue to hamper trade regardless of the number of container vessels at anchor along the coast. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 Getting agricultural exports through seaports and onto their glo...

Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss challenges and opportunities related to overall port congestion, with a special emphasis on agricultural exports, at its meeting this week. The Board will hear from port officials and agricultural stakeholders as well as trucking, maritime and retail industry representatives. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. –  1:30 p.m. via GoToWebinar. “As we continue to experience congestion and delays at California ports, we need to look at collaborative solutions, ” said C...

Share: The U.S. agriculture industry is pressuring the Department of Transportation for immediate intervention in foreign-owned carriers' denial of U.S. ag exports in favor of sending back empty containers to be filled with Chinese exports.  In a letter sent to Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday that was shared with American Shipper, almost 300 agriculture and forest product companies demanded the secretary intervene to protect U.S. exporters.  "We are hopeful the secretary will act upon this urgent request soon, as the situation is becoming increasingly dire," said Peter Friedmann, executi...

The estimated total value of lost export trade from the three ports for December was a minimum of $257.5 million. The Port of New York and New Jersey saw its largest volume of export rejections for 2020 during December. The maritime carriers' export decisions at these ports are under investigation by the Federal Maritime Commission. Commissioners are examining whether this denial of trade is in violation of the 1984 Shipping Act. This investigation comes at a time where China's exports hit records. The full year trade surplus reached $535 billion, the highest since 2015. One of the key legal ...