Fred BaehnerTrucking Spot Rates Are FallingApril 25, 2022 – According to today’s Cargo Business News, April’s national average spot rates for dry van freight have already fallen to...
Fred BaehnerFood Exports Drive North Dakota ExportsApril 18, 2022 – While the national export growth was 23 percent in 2021, North Dakota exports surged 42 percent driven by its186 percent...
Fred BaehnerIs the WTO becoming more irrelevant?March 23, 2022 – Posing a recent question from The National Interest, is the World Trade Organization (WTO) drifting to further...
Fred BaehnerThe December economy surged ahead along posturing a positive business confidence entering 2022January 4, 2022 – With manufacturing, exports and imports closing 2021 on a positive note, purchasing managers indicated that they expect...
Fred BaehnerComprehensive Tariff Bill Stalled by CongressDecember 23, 2021 – Earlier this month, over 200 US companies and associations sent a letter appealing to the leaders of Congress to pass...
Fred BaehnerEconomic Growth in NovemberDecember 2, 2021 - The overall economy, manufacturing, exports and imports all registered growth in November despite supply chain...
Fred BaehnerWhile Imports and Business Confidence Languished, Exports and Manufacturing Forged Ahead in OctoberNovember 1, 2021 – Both the US and Heartland imports dropped in October along with business confidence, while new export orders and...
Fred BaehnerPower Crunch May Bite China's Near-Term GrowthOctober 11, 2021 – Asia Today International is reporting that recent power outages and production suspensions in some parts of China are...
Fred BaehnerAugust Beef Exports Top $1 Billion; Pork Exports Remain on Record PaceOctober 6, 2021 - US beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time, according...
Fred BaehnerUS Manufacturing, Exports and Imports Continued to Exhibit Growth in SeptemberOctober 4, 2021 – Despite supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages and effects from the recent Hurricane Ida, US manufacturing, new...
Fred BaehnerTallinn Digital Summit Focuses on Free World Digital Connectivity to Address CybersecuritySeptember 22, 2021 – US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with heads of state from several free-world countries, hosted by Estonian...
Fred BaehnerUS Manufacturing, Exports and Imports All Rose in AugustSeptember 1, 2021 – According to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report...
Fred BaehnerUnion Pacific Halting Shipments for One WeekJuly 15, 2021 – According to an announcement today from UP, the railroad is halting all shipments from West Coast ports to its Global IV...