en.Wedoany.com Reported - The newly established Northern Corn Belt Ports Alliance in the United States has incorporated five additional key ports along the Mississippi River into the overall organization. Chris Smith, Director of Operations for Corn Belt Ports, stated that this move aims to establish a unified governance structure and promote regional multimodal transport investment.

Chris Smith explained that this alliance is built on work carried out in Minnesota and Wisconsin since 2022. The alliance will establish a governance structure to identify regional priorities, build a regional identity, and increase opportunities for multimodal transport investment.

Smith noted that approximately 60% of waterborne cargo is agricultural products, and pooling resources to attract more infrastructure investment will benefit farmers in the region. He said, "This helps put our rural areas on the federal scoreboard. By uniting, we can provide targeted support for our agricultural communities."

Since 2022, the Corn Belt Ports initiative has attracted over $2 billion in infrastructure improvement funding for regions in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. The newly formed Northern Corn Belt Ports Alliance covers 11 counties along the Mississippi River, including ports such as La Crosse and Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin, and Red Wing, Wabasha, and Winona in Minnesota. The alliance will be headquartered at the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce.

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