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Locks and Dams: Time for a New Approach?

2013-01-09 23:39:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Soy Transportation Council Our nations inland waterway system, including our inventory of locks and dams, is not simply a contributing factor to the success of U.S. soybean farmers, it is a dominant one. Other countries can produce soybeans at a lower price. However, it has been and continues to be the ability to deliver those soybeans to our customers in a cost-effective manner that helps U.S. soybean farmers maintain a competitive advantage. For much of the key soybean growing regions of the country, barge transportation is the most economical, efficient mode for transporting soybeans to our export terminals. read more

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