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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by kwertyoowiyop on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:54PM (#29030968)
With shipping containers being sent back to Asia empty rather than taking an extra leg to mid-America to fill up on US farm products to sell in Asia, is the price of soybeans and corn in Asia going to spike soon?
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by m4rtink on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:45AM (#29039063)
Do you really ship this stuff in containers rather than by bulk carrier ?
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by OldHand2018 on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:04PM (#29040126)
Farmers are smarter than you give them credit for.

They check real-time shipping costs and choose the cheaper option. It takes a few dollars worth of cardboard to turn a shipping container into a suitable container for corn or soybean shipping (really!).

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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by m4rtink on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:41PM (#29045549)
Interesting! Still packing/unpacking could take longer I guess, in comparison to a modern bulk terminal, right ?
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