Border Crisis Derails Supply Chains

Farmers and other businesses need to put pressure on President Joe Biden to immediately reopen the closed railroads crossings between the U.S. and Mexico before it does long-term damage to supply chains, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall told DTN.Marshall, R-Kansas, and other Republican lawmakers have tried to elevate the concerns of agricultural groups over the closure of the rail crossings at El Paso and Eagle Pass — two critical railroad crossings between the two countries. The railroads have been frozen since Sunday when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) became overwhelmed in both Texas and Arizona at international crossings and diverted staff to deal with the crisis, forcing the shutdown of bridges used by railroads such as Union Pacific. Read more