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Apr 16, 2020
Webcast: Key Issues with US Commodities Transportation and a Logistics Outlook
The Mississippi River plays a critical role in moving huge volumes of agricultural and food commodities across inland US. There are a number of logistical issues in today's market place, including high river levels causing delays for barges, access issues for shipments that need to get to the ports to meet demand worldwide, as well as the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis.
In this webcast, Ken Eriksen (Senior Vice President, Head of Client Advisory and Development, and Head of Policy, Energy, and Transportation) provides a transportation and logistics outlook in the US in this current environment, with regards to the current crop planting year and looking forward to 2021. This covers:
- A macro transport update
- Rail service outlook
- Inland barge outlook
- Container developments
This article was published by S&P Global Commodity Insights and not by S&P Global Ratings, which is a separately managed division of S&P Global.
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