Grains Go With The Flow: U.S. Inland Waterway System Operating Normally During COVID-19
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is exploring modes of transportation in the U.S. supply chain that provide a reliable supply of agricultural commodities. Waterways throughout the U.S., especially in U.S. Midwest, continue to deliver soybeans, corn and other products to ports for efficient export to customers around the world.
The same farmers growing corn highlighted in this article also produce soybeans and soy products. All these commodities rely on the same river terminal and barge system to efficiently transport them for export. According to the Soy Transportation Coalition, 89% of the soybeans exported from the Mississippi Gulf region arrive to those ports via barge. And barge transportation is the most fuel-efficient option to move soybeans to ports.