Cash Market Moves

Spring wheat farmers in the upper Northern Plains have been battling drought all year and it has taken its toll on the new spring wheat crop.

As the government works on a new infrastructure bill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to repair and maintain the aging locks and dams on the U.S. river system.

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman addressed the attendees of the NGFA Annual meeting, discussing various issues that are still before the Board.

Farmers who planted their new-crop spring wheat in severe drought conditions are seeing a lack of germination and/or struggling plants.

After being closed early in the week due to a bridge structure concern, the Mississippi River was reopened to vessel traffic Friday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard shuttered the Mississippi River at Mile 736 through 737 Memphis, Tennessee, as a safety precaution after a crack was found in the I-40 bridge.

For over six months, U.S. exporters relying on container shipments have been suffering unreasonable practices by ocean carriers.

The national average corn basis beat the last high seen in the second week of April 2013 as corn demand remains strong.

The Canadian National Railway recently announced it made a superior proposal to combine with Kansas City Southern, topping the recent offer made by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The Federal Biscay, the first oceangoing vessel of the 2021 maritime shipping season, arrived in the Port of Duluth-Superior on Sunday, April 18.

Four North American Class I railroads filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board opposing the merger without a strict review taking place.

Tight old-crop supplies of soybeans are pushing basis to new highs.

Drought has been persistent in key spring wheat growing areas and may be a factor in lower planted acres in 2021.

The opening of the head of navigation on the Mississippi River is the start of a new season for river terminals in the Upper Mississippi that have been in hibernation all winter.

The opening shipping season on the Great Lakes is fast approaching as warmer weather has helped with ice melt, allowing ice cutters to pave the way for incoming ships.

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card depicting the condition and performance of American infrastructure based on the physical condition and needed investments for improvement.

The Lower Mississippi River is experiencing low water conditions, as it has on and off for nearly five months.

As 2020 came to an end, WRDA 2020 was passed and signed into law.

The last saltie of the Port of Duluth-Superior grain shipping season departed in mid-December, ending the 2020 grain shipping season there.

Container shippers have turned to the Federal Maritime Commission as exporters continue to face a shortage of containers for export.