Challenges mounting for ag transportation systems

Mar 08, 2020 at 09:38 AM CST
MANKATO — The United States has long had a competitive edge in exporting grain and other farm products because of a robust transportation system. That edge, say ag and transportation leaders, is being lost as infrastructure deteriorates. “Every year there seems to be more regulations, more problems that face our transportation system, said Tom Slunecka, CEO at Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council in Mankato. “Globally, the United States always had the advantage in transportation compared to South America, but we’re losing that edge rapidly. They’re adding a lot to transportation in roads and rail and soon we won’t be the low-cost provider.”

Mar 08, 2020 at 09:38 AM CST

MANKATO — The United States has long had a competitive edge in exporting grain and other farm products because of a robust transportation system. That edge, say ag and transportation leaders, is being lost as infrastructure deteriorates. “Every year there seems to be more regulations, more problems that face our transportation system, said Tom Slunecka, CEO at Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council in Mankato. “Globally, the United States always had the advantage in transportation compared to South America, but we’re losing that edge rapidly. They’re adding a lot to transportation in roads and rail and soon we won’t be the low-cost provider.”