News / US produce shippers face new export crisis: now pallets are in short supply

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US produce exporters are about to add to their long catalogue of woes this year.

After trade wars, severe weather, capacity constraints and lack of containers, they now face the prospect of insufficient pallets to ship their goods – just as they prepare for the seasonal push in shipping.

The past year created a seemingly endless procession of shortages – from toilet paper, and a lengthy list of commodities, to planes, trucks, warehouse space and empty containers.

The latter has cost the US ...