In an effort to ease congestion at U.S. ports, the USDA is partnering with the Northwest Seaport Alliance to pre-position containers of ag goods near the port terminals at Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. The USDA says the Farm Service Agency will pay agriculture companies and cooperatives to preposition containers at popup sites near the ports. The FSA will pay $200 per dry containers and $400 per refrigerated container to help cover the additional logistical costs. This partnership is similar to the USDA’s partnership with the Port of Oakland in California and the Department of Transportation’s partnership with the Port of Savannah in Georgia.
