(Source: Michigan Farm News, April 15, 2022)
The U.S. railway system, long considered a cost-effective and reliable way to get agricultural inputs and commodities to their destination, are not immune to the post-pandemic supply chain logistical challenges and service disruption. Each railroad reports “unfilled orders” referring to the number of cars a shipper, such as a grain elevator, ordered but did not receive. Between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, the number of unfilled orders jumped from 93,000 to 137,000 — a 47% increase.
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