Jason Maloney
For Agri-View
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A truckload of corn cannot be driven to Asia. A train can’t take wheat all the way to Europe. For most international trade, agricultural commodities must be transported by ship. Commodities transfer from land to ships at ports. And when most folks think of ports, they think of oceans.
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