The cold snap has slowed shipping on some of the country’s inland waterways and railroads. The February deep freeze has resulted in more ice on rivers, according to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.

“Ice will naturally form from the shoreline and it’ll continue to spread to the middle part of the river,” Steenhoek told Brownfield Ag News. “That essentially narrows the navigation channel.”

The chill has also hampered rail movement because it makes air brakes less effective, said Steenhoek.

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