Here are construction photos of the grain export elevator project in Longview, Washington that I (Mark) have been involved in for the past 5 years, and is the primary purpose for our transfer to China. Construction started in June 2009 and is expected to complete in Fall 2011. It is the first grain export terminal to be built in the USA since 1983. Growing export demand, fueled by economic growth in Asia, in addition to the (USA) agricultural industry's propensity to continuously expand production, has prompted the need for more grain handling capacity. It is exciting to the project move forward into reality. The silo tanks seen in the photos are 140 feet tall and will altogether hold just under 5 million bushels of grain & oilseeds. The first set of 12 was complete in November, and 2nd set in December. The final set will be complete next month.
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