A looming railroad strike that would have impacted the movement of agricultural products will be avoided.
Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition tells Brownfield a tentative agreement has been reached between the committee representing the nation’s leading railroads and the last remaining unions that were holding out.
“What it does is that it averts this strike that would’ve commenced, or could’ve commenced, at 12:01 Eastern Time on Friday, so less than 24 hours away.