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California is losing the competition with other U.S. ports and persistent labor issues at shipyards along with clean energy mandates are adding new hurdles.

Lawmakers dove into the issues surrounding a port crisis that has bumped agricultural exports to the end of the line for shipping priorities.

Newsom has struck a deal with the U.S. Department of Transportation to finance infrastructure projects in and around ports.

The Ag Council, winegrape growers and several business groups worried the actions will not come quickly enough.

Congestion at shipping ports in the West has put a spotlight on existing regulatory hurdles that farmers and other exporters have faced for years.