Ag Economy Experiences Disruptions

Thune Concerned Farmers, Ranchers Harmed

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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The Port of Long Beach, and other ports and their customers, are seeing a big hit in business as a labor dispute drags on. (Photo by Regular Daddy (CC BY-SA 3.0))
A Cargill representative told a Senate committee Tuesday the meat and poultry industry is losing about $40 million a week as the labor dispute on West Coast ports continues.

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Todd Neeley

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