By Bruce Abbe, strategic adviser for trade and transportation Demurrage charges have long been a source of raw conflict between transportation providers and shippers. That conflict is not only over […]
There are advantages to working in a small business that operates, quite literally, on a global scale. “We know the IP (identity-preserved) customers; we see their needs and opportunities first-hand […]
Container shippers hope guidelines will prevent abuses By Bruce Abbe, strategic adviser for trade and transportation Some good news happened last week for shippers. Finally, on April 28, the Federal […]
India has tremendous potential to grow in the soybean industry, Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) Vice Chairman Bob Sinner said on Friday as he made a presentation to the […]
By Dave Miller, specialty grains consultant In the past three months, the Specialty Grains action team has taken a two-fold approach to adding value to Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance […]
SSGA signed onto a letter drafted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) urging Congress to act to ensure that essential businesses operating to support our nation’s response to COVID-19 […]
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) is seeking proposals for two projects related to its programs under the Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Trade Program to increase exports of U.S. […]
By Bruce Abbe, strategic adviser for trade and transportation Canceled container ship sailings on the Trans-Pacific are continuing to cause turmoil for U.S. agriculture exporters – in particular for inland […]
Larger-than-expected beginning stocks and more harvested acres have placed organic corn and wheat on a bearish trend over the 2019/20 market year, according to the new Mercaris Organic Commodity Outlook. […]
By Eugene Philhower In these days of polarization on just about every topic, there is at least one concept that those of us in the food and farming sectors should […]
