An agreement has been made to avoid a shipping port strike on the East and Gulf Coasts.
While it is welcome news for agriculture, we will not know the full details until the two parties have fully ratified the new six-year contract.
Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition joined RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander to discuss why it is good for ag, ports’ importance to agriculture, and what his biggest takeaway is from the situation.
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