Some ag exporters have complained that they can’t get their products into containers or that the filled containers are sitting at port, incurring fees and risking spoilage, because shippers are sending empty containers back to Asia so they can be filled with imports and sent back to the U.S. as fast as possible.

The Port of Savannah is the top port in the nation for containerized agricultural goods, according to an announcement last Thursday.

Congress is bent on expanding water projects coast to coast, while the White House pinches the Corps of Engineers' budget.

Brazil’s soybean exports to China are expected to continue to grow this year with no sign of slowing.