Max Armstrong reports on the backup of ships in ports. One industry impacted is the dairy industry, which reports that it has lost $1 billion in export business due to a lack of shipping space. However, competitors aren't seeing the same issue. A challenge is that the shipping industry is sending empty containers back from the U.S. to Asia. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act should make a difference.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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