Congress demands action by Maritime Commission on ag exports
Story Date: 3/12/2021

 

Source: Todd Fitchette, FARM PROGRESS, 3/10/21


A letter from over 100 members of Congress was sent March 9 to the Federal Maritime Commission over continued concerns over the inability of U.S. agriculture to export goods overseas. These concerns follow reports that "certain vessel-operating common carriers (VOCC) are declining to ship U.S. agricultural commodity exports from our ports," according to the letter, which was made public late Tuesday after having been provided to Farm Progress.

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