supply chain slowdowns and it does level the playing field for american exporters, including south dakota ag producers. and it does this in several ways. and she's covered it well, but let me just briefly touch on a couple of things. it does this by giving the f.m.c. or federal maritime commission new authorities to crack down on unfair ocean carrier practices, whether that's a refusal to carry certain cargoes or discrimination against certain commodities for exports. we all heard these examples. senator klobuchar alluded to this, containers that are leaving the united states that are empty, filled with air. or the carriers making determinations based upon the value of certain products instead of -- and then assessing detention and demurrage fees sometimes on shippers that are unfair and unrelated really to anything that they have done. so providing the f.m.c. with more tools to quickly resolve detention disputes, bringing greater efficiency and transparency to a process that leaves many shippers frustrated and especially small businesses is what this legislation is all about. these improvem

south dakota farmers and ranchers. these provisions were a direct result of extensive conversations with south dakota ag producers who provided insight into the challenges that they were facing and what improvements could be made to make things easier in this demanding way of life. as i look to the 2023 farm bill i will look to farmers and ranchers to lend knowledge to this effort. last friday i held the first of a series i plan to hold. friday's roundtable focused on the commodity and crop insurance titles of the next farm bill and i was grateful to be able to hear from representatives of the south dakota farm bureau, south dakota corn, soybean and wheat producers as well as crop insurance industry representatives. i'll be holding additional roundtables to cover other farm bill priorities including livestock, conservation and forestry issues. i will continue to rely on the many informal conversations i have with south dakota ag producers as i travel around the state. there's nothing worse than having experts in washington come in and dictate to the real world experts, the farmers and ranchers who spend every day producing th