Big Ben - 3/21/2026 11:16
GrainTrader - 3/21/2026 08:52
I don’t think the jones act would help or hurt the importation of Brazillian corn to the SE would it? It’s coming from non U.S. sources so it can be a foreign ship???? Am I missing something?
The SE could source corn from the Midwest via the Mississippi if not for the jones act.
Ask yourself, why is it cheaper to get from São Paulo to Wilmington than from Myrtle Grove to Wilmington? Even after the Midwest farmer overcome/overcompensate the protected shipping cartels on the Mississippi, you still have to deal with the same disadvantage on ocean freight, if that option even existed anymore. Brazilian farmers win.
Any US farmer that thinks the Jones Act is a good idea is an idiot.
Thoughts on the Jones act
