{"id":20158,"date":"2024-03-28T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=20158"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T09:46:57","slug":"borderline-agriculture-braving-alternatives-after-maryland-bridge-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/03\/28\/borderline-agriculture-braving-alternatives-after-maryland-bridge-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Borderline agriculture braving alternatives after Maryland bridge collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>12 days after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, borderline agriculture logistics have been running on alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The March 16 accident occurred when a container ship from Singapore lost power and bumped onto the bridge\u2019s pillars. Since then, shipping lines have been diverting to other east coast ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backlogging and stranded cargo have been piling costs at the harbour at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13245225\/Baltimore-Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-collapse-port-shipping-supply-chain.html\"><u>$15 million a day<\/u><\/a>, the Daily Mail reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supply-chain-gateway\"><strong>Supply Chain Gateway<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the bridge is the gateway for the regional supply chain, its collapse will disrupt distribution to the Midwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The port itself ranks 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in the nation for inbound goods, whose 2023 value hit 52.3 million metric tonnes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of these goods, agricultural merchandise accounts for the highest proportion. Baltimore\u2019s strategic location makes it America\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2024\/03\/27\/maryland-bridge-collapse-could-affect-agriculture\/73117157007\/\"><u>largest entry point<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;for large-scale agricultural goods bound for the eastern and Midwestern destinations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tractors-forklifts-harvesters\"><strong>Tractors, Forklifts, Harvesters<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.selinawamucii.com\/equipment-and-machinery\/tractors\/\"><u>Heavy agricultural equipment&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>from tractors, combine harvesters to trucks all pass here from European and Asian origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily for traders, alternatives that have been in place since the COVID-19 supply chain disruption are coming handy. Dealers can manage to temporarily keep their heavy machines at port till things clear up. &nbsp;However, if the bridge\u2019s removal from the harbor delays, storage costs may mount above 15 million dollars a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Philip Gruber of Lancaster Farming, expenses will only rise when the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2024\/03\/27\/maryland-bridge-collapse-could-affect-agriculture\/73117157007\/\"><u>\u201cinventories will draw down<\/u><\/a>\u201d in the long-term.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, the ample sizes of warehouses at the port are capable to handle huge farm equipment temporarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-western-states\"><strong>Western States\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Midwest counts on short-term storage to avert cost pile up, western U.S. will suffer little impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ben Hart, the executive director at Utah Inland Port Authority, the state usually relies on connections with California ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, only 100 units of shipments out of an average&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/how-will-the-maryland-bridge-collapse-impact-utah\/ar-BB1kFvyr\"><u>1.1 million units<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;that Baltimore port handles pass into Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculturally, Utah is a major source of winter wheat, corn for consumption and silage, as well as beef cattle. &nbsp;Domestic and outbound sales of grain and oilseeds amounted to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Publications\/AgCensus\/2022\/Full_Report\/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level\/Utah\/utv1.pdf\"><u>$106.35 million<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in 2022 while livestock products hit $1.623 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The port of Baltimore, in its part, generates $2.6 billion in revenue partially from agricultural equipment shipments. For now, there is clearing up work to do of some 1.6 miles of the fallen Maryland bridge\u2019s steel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 days after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, borderline agriculture logistics have been running on alternatives. The March 16 accident occurred when a container ship from Singapore lost power and bumped onto the bridge\u2019s pillars. Since then, shipping lines have been diverting to other east coast ports. 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