U.S. GRAIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MEETS ITS GREATEST CHALLENGE

In the most remarkable year in the history of U.S. farm exports, fiscal 1973, the U.S. grain transportation system accomplished a major task. It moved 80 million metric tons of grain--over 60 percent more than in the previous year. This massive grain movement represents 90 percent of the volume of all agricultural exports in a year when both value and volume of U.S. farm shipments leaped ahead by more than 50 percent--to over $12 billion and 90 million metric tons.

• Corporate Authors:

  Foreign Agriculture Service/USDA

  Government Printing Office
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Fleck, L J
• Publication Date: 1973-7-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Foreign Agriculture
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 30
  • Publisher: Foreign Agriculture Service/USDA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Grain
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046722
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Foreign Agriculture
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1976 12:00AM