| Specialty crop program accepting applications The S.C. program, part of the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant initiative, aims to enhance the market for specialty crops. Eligible projects should provide improved food safety or crop sustainability, among other benefits. Cargo volume increasing steadily at S.C. Ports Cargo diversity and essential workers, among other key factors, have contributed to strong port volumes heading into 2021 and led the S.C. Ports Authority to bump up its fiscal year forecast to 1.385 million pier containers. | 