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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Demurrage Demurrage The term 'Demurrage ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' The charge that a shipper may be required to pay for detaining a rail car (or water carrier) longer than necessary to load it. What length of time is considered reasonable, and the level of demurrage charges, are frequently points of dispute between agricultural shippers and the railroads, particularly in proceedings before federal or state transportation regulatory bodies'.
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