port bottleneck

Regardless of what you grow or where you grow it, one of the most popular topics of conversation in the farming community is the soaring price of fertilizers. "It's been a perfect storm of high input costs, high transportation costs, shutdowns ...

Pear Bureau Northwest's Jeff Correa discusses how the port slowdown has changed the destination of some of the region's best fruit. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department’s working to fix a broken part of the nation’s supply chain key to the Ag and food sector; a massive shortage of truck drivers. Raimondo said Commerce is working with the Departments of Transportation and Labor to license thousands of commercial truck drivers. “Tr ...

Supply chain issues impacting fertilizer, seed, crop protection products, and even machinery parts, have farmers facing another challenge in growing a crop. Marieta Hauser, member of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee, said the price and availability of products to raise a crop are a big challenge right now. “ ...

The port bottleneck has not only hurt the farming community when it comes to shipping products out, but also when it comes to inputs arriving in the United States. Whether its implements parts, fertilizers, high tech gadgets or anything in between, farmers across the industry have reported short supply or difficulties it getting essential items for the 2022 season ...

Supply chain issues are challenging the agricultural sector, and farmers and ranchers hoping for quick solutions may be out of luck. A recent House Ag Committee hearing focused on transportation problems that are slowing the export of goods and commodities across the U ...

Last month, Washington representative Dr. Kim Schrier met with the Biden Administration’s Port Envoy Jon Porcari to find out what can be done to alleviate the bottleneck at west coast ports. Schrier said the port issue first came to her attention when central Washington hay farmers expressed frustration with the inability to get their commodity shipped overseas. Now ...

The current supply chain crisis could cause more than delays an inconveniences for the farming community. Leprino Foods President and CEO Mike Durkin told the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday, “This export crisis may well result in irreparable harm to American agriculture as customers around the world are questioning the U.S. da ...

Delays in the shipping industry have a direct impact to the bottom line of farmers and ranchers nationwide. American Farm Bureau Federation Associate Economist Danny Munch says the issue started when consumer purchasing habits changed. “During COVID, we kind of saw this switch in consumer purchasing behavior from buying services, going out, to a lot of goods purchasing, so e-commerce. Now, ... Re

Supply shortages, surcharges, and other unprecedented challenges in the global agriculture supply chain have deeply impacted farmers’ ability to secure crop protection products. Planning for next season has never been more important. Michael Bittner, Lead for crop protection provider Atticus, said a lot of factors are contributing to supply instability and price increases. ...