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Floods drown south-central US crops

Heavy rain falling on crops.

Rain continues to come and go through the south-central U.S., causing flooding and damaging crops.

Southeastern Texas

During the February freezing rain storm and record cold snap, Texas farmers lost at least $600 million worth of crops, according to a report from Beaumont, Texas, station KBMT-TV. Now, farmers are having to clean up again after major rain has flooded many crops.

Related: Borderlands: Winter freeze could devastate Texas citrus industry

Some areas like Beaumont-Port Arthur have seen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/floods-drown-south-central-us-crops

Vessel traffic flowing again on Mississippi River under I-40

Barge on a river.

The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River to all vessel traffic near Memphis Friday morning. The shutdown of a part of the waterway had disrupted shipments of corn, soybeans and other commodities, causing a backlog of more than 1,000 barges.

Traffic was stopped Tuesday after transportation officials found of a beam fracture in the Interstate 40 bridge (Hernando DeSoto Bridge) that connects Arkansas and Tennessee.

Related: Crack in I-40 bridge shuts down traffic between Tennessee, Arkansas

“Bas...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/vessel-traffic-flowing-again-on-mississippi-river-under-i-40

More wheat to go west this spring: USDA

A photograph of a wheat field.

Changing volume projections for U.S. wheat exports could be reflected in freight flows this spring, with more volumes going toward the western ports and fewer volumes going to the Gulf Coast, according to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), a monthly report that estimates the production, storage and export volumes of various agricultural commodities, adjusted its projections for U.S. soft white wheat...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/more-wheat-to-go-west-this-spring-usda

Ag retailers: Zero-emission truck plan could ‘devastate’ agriculture

An environmental policy promoted by Democratic lawmakers to effectively ban internal combustion engines (ICEs) for heavy-duty trucks by 2040 would be a major economic blow to agribusiness by causing dramatic decreases in ethanol, biodiesel and corn prices, according to a new report.

“Economic Impacts to U.S. Biofuels, Agriculture, and the Economy from Subsidized Electric Vehicle Penetration,” commissioned by the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), responds to strategies included in a...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ag-retailers-zero-emission-truck-plan-could-devastate-agriculture

Grain inspections recede but remain above average

For the week ending Oct. 29, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions totaled 3.2 million metric tons (mmt). Total grain inspections were down 21% from the previous week, up 50% from last year, and up 19% from the 3-year average.

The drop in inspections was driven by a 28% decrease in wheat inspections, destined primarily to Latin America, and a 26% decrease in soybean inspections, destined mainly to Asia. Corn inspections, however,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/grain-inspections-recede-but-remain-above-average/

Windstorm destroys millions of acres of Midwestern crops

Corn field in Iowa flattened by a windstorm.

A violent storm damaged millions of acres of corn and soybean fields in the Midwest earlier this month, leaving some farmers without hope of a worthwhile fall harvest.

If you think the corn looks bad from the road, you should see it from the air 😔 #derecho pic.twitter.com/XjtfbwD0Zc

— Maier (@MAIERCA) August 12, 2020

The crops were flattened and torn apart by a derecho on Aug. 10. A derecho is a particularly damaging and severe windstorm that can produce hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windstorm-destroys-millions-of-acres-of-midwestern-crops

ΗΠΑ: Παραγωγή καλαμποκιού-ρεκόρ το 2020-2021;

Το Υπουργείο Γεωργίας των ΗΠΑ (USDA) εκτιμά στο νέο του report «World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates» ότι η παραγωγή καλαμποκιού στη χώρα κατά την εμπορική περίοδο 2020-2021 (Σεπτέμβριος-Αύγουστος) θα ανέλθει σε επίπεδα-ρεκόρ των 16 δισ. bushels ή 406,3 εκατ. τόνοι.

Στο report τονίζεται επίσης ότι τα τελικά αποθέματα καλαμποκιού κατά την ίδια περίοδο θα αγγίξουν τα 3,318 δισ. bushels, ο υψηλότερος αριθμός από το 1987/88 και αυξημένος κατά 1,2 δισ. bushels σε σχέση με τα περσινά...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/05/17/ipa-paragogi-kalampokiou-rekor-to-2020-2021/

Barge grain movements up more than 100% over last week

For the week ending Sept. 14, barge grain movements totaled 735,777 tons, a 106% increase from the previous week and 36% more than the same period last year. For the week ending Sept. 14, 473 grain barges moved down river. This is 252 more barges than the previous week. There were 374 grain barges unloaded in New Orleans, 45% fewer than the previous week.

For the week ending Sept. 12, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-grain-movements-up-more-than-100-over-last-week/

Grain inspections fall but corn rebounds

Grain barge traffic was up for the week ending Sept. 8. David Krapf photo

For the week ending Aug. 22, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.16 million metric tons (mmt), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This amount is 7% less than the previous week, down 22% from last year, and 15% below the three-year average, the USDA said in its weekly Grain Transportation Report released today. The drop in total inspections was caused mainly by lower wheat and soybean inspections. Corn...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/grain-inspections-fall-but-corn-rebounds/

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