{"podcast":{"title":"Feedstuffs in Focus","slug":"feedstuffs-in-focus-695079","podcast_index_feed_id":695079,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2435813.rss","website_url":"https://www.feedstuffs.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/t6cjqsf0t7fn6x33jztyduu5cucp?.jpg","author":"Feedstuffs","episode_count":328,"summary":"Feedstuffs in Focus is a weekly look at the hot issues in the livestock, poultry, grain and feed industries. Join us as we talk with industry influencers, experts and leaders about trends and more. Feedstuffs in Focus is produced by the team at Feedstuffs.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T22:19:58.278341+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079"},"episode":{"title":"Study defines value and challenges of Mississippi River shipping channel","slug":"study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel","published_at":"2026-01-23T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079/study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/18559325-study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/18559325-study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel.mp3","summary":"A single stretch of water can set the tone for global prices, rural incomes, and the cost of everyday goods. We dive into the Mississippi River Ship Channel with Ken Erickson of Polaris Analytics and Consulting and Sean Duffy of the Big River Coalition to unpack new, verifiable numbers that quantify its outsized role in U.S. trade. The study pegs $226.5 billion in annual value moving through a corridor that links Midwest barges to ocean-going vessels, stitching together grain exports, fertili...","meta_description":"A single stretch of water can set the tone for global prices, rural incomes, and the cost of everyday goods. We dive into the Mississippi River Ship Chann…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1631,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079/episodes/study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079/study-defines-value-and-challenges-of-mississippi-river-shipping-channel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}