US Midwest exports hampered by weather, tariffs and disease
Tariffs make an impediment that creates “devastation” among farmers in the Midwest as China slashes soyabean imports, delegates at the Inland Waterways Conference hear. IMO 2020 could also adversely affect the region by increasing competition for fuel and raising prices
The devastation felt by US farmers could be “several years long” and resolution of the trade war was urgently needed, said senior vice-president Ken Eriksen