Tuesday, February 14, 2012

United Harvest upgrades facility - Portland Business Journal:

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export facility in a project that will double its inbounddrail capacity. The news comes just two days aftere St. Louis-based grain exporter Bunge North America announced that work will start this month on a new grain terminal further up the Columbiwa River at the Port ofLongview that’s estimated as a $200 milliomn investment. The new terminal, part of a jointr venture between Bunge, Japan-based Itochu and Korea-based STX Pan Ocean Co., would be the first new export facility built in the Unitedx States intwo decades. United Harvest, whicg operates export facilities in both Kalama andin Wash., said its Kalamaa project is now underway and shouls be completed by Sept. 30.
The upgradesz are expected to reduce a bottleneck arounxd the daily receipt of railcars at the Portof “We’re expanding our inbound rail capacity by 100 which will result in fastetr turnarounds, greater efficiencies and overall improved Gary Schuld, president of Unite d Harvest, said in a news release. “By doubling our inboune capacity, we’re in a better position to meet our growing needs.” United Harvest is a joint venture between CHS Inc. of St. Paul, the nation’s largest producer-owned cooperative and Mitsui Co. Ltd.
, a Tokyo-based exporter originating UniteeStates wheat, barley and

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