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February 25, 2011

American farmers demand better transport infrastructure

American farmers are producing at record levels, and international customers are purchasing more than ever. But the question is: Can our nation’s transportation system move grain from farm to port with the speed and efficiency that today’s international trade demands? The answer is rapidly becoming glaring “NO.”

Surplus masks inefficiency

For decades, U.S. farmers raised more grain than global customers were buying, so the nation could live with inefficiencies in moving it to port via truck, rail or barge. By 2002, however, world demand decreased the surplus, and U.S. infrastructure deficiencies started to become more apparent and problematic

The United States must place greater priority on the movement of freight because the aging U.S. transportation system is not keeping up with today’s pace of international trade, according to two infrastructure experts who addressed the U.S. Grains Council International Marketing Conference & Annual Membership Meeting in New Orleans. Read more ...


This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.


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