Panama Canal
Panama matters to agriculture as both a freight corridor and a potential future market for U.S. ethanol.
Reliable canal infrastructure supports long-term access to global agricultural markets.
“They’ve agreed to certain things, but I’m not happy with it.”
“The Panama Canal is pretty, gosh darn important to American agriculture.”
Both imports and exports are moving through the Panama Canal at a slower pace as the ag industry continues to deal with drought-related restrictions.