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Biden’s move helpful but no quick fix for supply chain
The head of the Soy Transportation Coalition says President Biden’s decision with West Coast Port authorities to operate 24/7 to ease supply chain concerns is a positive step.
“Any step toward that should be helpful. We’re hopeful that it’ll provide some degree of relief,” Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield Ag News one of the reasons the supply chain is so stressed is because – after the pandemic – consumer demand shifted from services to goods, because of the stimulus funds doled out worldwide and especially in the U.S.
And, he says, it’s not just the West Coast that’s affected, it’s the whole supply chain.
“It’s also manifested on our East Coast. And look at trucking, barge transportation, freight rail, distribution centers, they’re all under stress. And so this is something that there clearly is not a quick fix to this, unfortunately.”
Adding insult to injury, he says, is the labor shortage for transportation workers that he believes state and federal governments should address by adjusting regulations.
