The leader of the Soy Transportation Coalition says exporters are paying close attention as Hurricane Ida bears down on the gulf coast.
Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield 61% of U.S. soybean and 58% of corn exports depart through New Orleans. “Even though this time of year is more, you know, lackadaisical when it comes to soybean exports, our export window is really between the months of September and February, we’re still exporting out of that area, and there’s still a lot of corn exports occurring.”
Steenhoek says nearly 500 barges of grain were unloaded near the gulf last week before the Coast Guard stopped Mississippi River traffic for about 100 miles in anticipation of the storm.
