USDA outlines new program to address supply chain crisis at NMPF, USDEC supply chain webinar
The program was launched in partnership with the Port of Oakland and will set up a new “pop-up” site at the port dedicated to easing the loading of empty containers with agricultural exports.
On Jan. 31, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new program to help address the export side of the supply chain crisis. The initiative was addressed at a Jan. 31 webinar featuring agriculture industry and policy leaders hosted by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
The USDA program discussed during the webinar was launched in partnership with the Port of Oakland and will set up a new “pop-up” site at the port dedicated to easing the loading of empty containers with agricultural exports, USDEC and NMPF said. The new site will also have a dedicated gate with the ability to pre-cool refrigerated shipping containers to reduce bottlenecks at the main entrance to the port.