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Ship-load of grain to arrive Port of Bellingham (WA)
Author: Shipping news
Date: 09-26-2017 - 13:28

Story from Bellingham, WA about a grain shipment coming in by ship from Turkey.

I had no idea we import grain from Turkey. Is it more profitable for US farmers to grow garbage crops for feed and ethanol production than for food? Apparently so.

Perhaps this grain will be transfered to rail? I don't see any rail spurs at the docks or any unloading facilities though.

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The 590-foot MV Diana Bolten is scheduled to dock at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal on Sept. 28 and unload 10,700 metric tons of organic corn and soybeans that are destined for local markets, according to the Port of Bellingham. As of Thursday afternoon, the ship was nearing the Panama Canal.

The corn and soybeans are coming from Turkey, a major exporter of organic products to the U.S.
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Read more here: [www.bellinghamherald.com]

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  Ship-load of grain to arrive Port of Bellingham (WA) Shipping news 09-26-2017 - 13:28
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  Re: Ship-load of grain to arrive Port of Bellingham (WA) Jackson 09-26-2017 - 23:27
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  Re: Ship-load of grain to arrive Port of Bellingham (WA) BN Oly 09-28-2017 - 20:30
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