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Cooperatives to build grain barge facility
2015-02-05 12:48:17| Agriculture - Topix.net
CHS Inc. and Northern Partners Cooperative, Mendota, Illinois, U.S., announced on Jan. 21 that the companies will form a joint venture to build and operate a grain barge loading facility that will handle corn, soybeans and wheat for export through the CHS terminal at Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, U.S. In addition, CHS will build a 47,000-ton capacity fertilizer warehouse with product blending capabilities that will be operated by Northern Partners Cooperative. Construction will begin early in 2015 and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2016.
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