MORE GRAIN HEADS WEST: WILL THIS FIRST NEW U.S. EXPORT ELEVATOR IN DECADES SHIFT THE CORN BELT WESTWARD?

摘要

EGT's brand-new export terminal at Longview, Wash., sets new standards for efficiency. "With grain so valuable, no one wants to leave it sitting in the field at risk, so the speed with which you can move it from field, to storage, to its destination is important," says CEO Larry Clarke. "The facility we have constructed can unload 110-car shuttle trains in about five hours. That's three to five hours faster than our nearest competition, and we can unload without breaking the train apart.