The Administrator for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway says the trade route is becoming more important to the agricultural industry as exports increase.
“U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes ports are eager, hungry, ready, and capable to support increased export of agricultural goods.”
Adam Tindall-Schlicht tells Brownfield the war in Ukraine and drought conditions on the Mississippi River system were likely factors behind increased movement in 2022.
“U.S. grain exports have been one of the success stories of Great Lakes trade last year, we saw a four percent year over year increase in the amount of tonnage that was exported,” he shares.
