Rick Fredericksen/Iowa Public Radi, Author at Investigate Midwest

100 years on, Panama Canal still vital to Midwest economy

by Rick Fredericksen/Iowa Public Radi June 24, 2014January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

When it opened in 1914, the Panama Canal introduced the harvest from Midwest farms to the world and helped link U.S. farmers to the global economy. Nearly a century-old, the canal today remains an important connector of global trade, from the U.S. heartland to Asia.

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