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The Panama Canal is critical for U.S. soybean exports because the canal serves as a shortcut between Gulf of Mexico ports, where many U.S. soybeans get loaded onto ships, and important export customers in Asia.
An ongoing expansion of the canal, scheduled to be complete in 2015, could make soybean exports even more cost-efficient and beneficial to farmers’ bottom lines since soybeans are the No. 1 ag commodity that utilizes the Panama Canal.
Here are five more things U.S. soybean farmers should know about the expansion.
See more at: http://unitedsoybean.org/article/the-panama-canal-expansion-and-u-s-soybean-exports/#sthash.2DihQkyP.dpuf