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Ag and food groups ask administration to address port fees

Eighty food and agriculture organizations are asking the administration to ensure the continued free movement of food and ag products on shipping containers to international markets.

The group is asking the administration to work with the Federal Maritime Commission to address fees on agriculture by ocean carriers and Marine Terminal Operators during the coronavirus pandemic.

The food and agriculture groups wrote a letter to White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday. They say that the unfair fees are “frequently exorbitant in nature, exceeding the negotiated freight rates in some cases, and render US agriculture exports less competitive in the global markets.”

The groups include: American Farm Bureau Federation, American Feed Industry Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Grain and Feed Association, National Pork Producers Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, North American Meat Institute, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council, US Dairy Export Council, and more.

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