Less than five weeks ago, the Upper Mississippi River was in flood stage and Lower Mississippi levels were stable, but that's no longer the case.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
It's been 13 months that contract negotiations have been going on between the Pacific Maritime Association and the ILWU dockworkers.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Hard red, soft white and soft red winter wheat just started a new crop year on June 1, 2023.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
It's been over a year since the International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers have had a contract and tensions are rising.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Late snow in April in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota left many farmers concerned about late planting of spring wheat and corn.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The contentious two-person crew issue, part of the Bipartisan Rail Safety Act, has yet to receive government approval to make it universal.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon begin phase 2 of extended lock closures on the Illinois River for much-needed repairs.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Spring wheat planting in the Upper Midwest was stalled by April snowstorms on top of heavy snows all winter.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Many of the towns on the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota, and downriver have started to crest, but the river levels remain high.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries are flooding thanks to near-record snowfall during the winter and spring rains.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
A contract negotiation between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association is at a standstill.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
On top of a long winter of snowstorms, a big one hit the Dakotas and northwest Minnesota just as farmers would have been preparing to plant wheat.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
It's been one month since the Rail Safety Act of 2023 was introduced and it is still waiting for a vote in the Senate.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The 2023 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System navigation season began in full with the opening of the Soo Locks on March 25.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Federal Maritime Commissioner Max Vekich spoke recently at the annual Transportation Go! conference on the importance of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act enacted last summer.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The announcement Wednesday that federal regulators have conditionally approved the marriage of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern could move grain commodities from Canada and the upper Midwest through new export channels into the Gulf of Mexico.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Two tows pushing six barges each worked in tandem, breaking the ice on Lake Pepin to make their way to St. Paul to open the Upper Mississippi shipping season.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
A bipartisan group of Senators recently introduced a new bill dealing with rail safety on top of other safety efforts being introduced and discussed.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Late into 2022, some cities on the Mississippi River and tributaries were still below-zero gauge. Recently, some of those spots are showing levels near minor flood stage.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Trucking groups sent a letter to Congress asking them to repeal a heavy-duty excise tax that was established in 1917.
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