APRIL INDUSTRY LUNCHEON

APRIL 13, 2017

TODAY’S PROGRAM

Featured Terminal

United Grain Corporation

Jason Middleton – PNW Regional Manager

Guest Speakers

USCG Sector Columbia River / MSU Portland

USCG Industry Brief

UPCOMING EVENTS

April Membership MeetingImmediately Following Industry Luncheon

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Dave KonzTidewater

Brian Witt + Gary Lynn & Sam WattExecutive Security Services

Jason Middleton

Farm to Elevator Expansion/Growth

Harvest crew in the late 19th Century

Less than 30 acres/day

Less than 500 bushels/day

Country elevator traffic in the late 19th Century

Wood crib houses with many smaller bins

Located with 5 -10 miles of the farms

Highly inefficient to operate and store grain

Highly Efficient Grain Barge

Logistics fit the time

Grain Elevator in the early 20th Century

Transitioning from sacked to bulk grain

Horses to mechanized tractors and small trucks

Very dangerous and laborious

OSHA would have had a heyday

Progression of the Farm

Machines cut 20,000 bushels/day

Haul farther distances

Nearly 90% of the crop moves to the elevator at harvest

Fast paced harvest as a hedge against the elements

Transfer risk to the handler

Up-Country Piles

Two up-country pile locations

High speed unloading

110’ scales

Asphalt base with aeration

Single commodity

Less labor intensive

Ground Pile Locations

A Changing Country Side

Mothballing old wood crib houses

Renovating steel and concrete elevators to handle specialty crops

Provide outlets for smaller farms

Wheat Production in Umatilla County

15 – 20 million bushels

Roughly 30% of Oregon Production

167 Jumbo barges

30 – 120 bushels/acres

Dryland is mostly wheat and canola

Irrigated acres use wheat as a rotation crop

Red wheat trending

McNary River Terminal

6.6 million bushels capacity

Increasing barge loading capabilities

Automated central controls

Automated Scales

New accounting software

Purchased 20 acres for future expansion

Vancouver Export Terminal

Grain is delivered on open storage rather than title-pass

Limited on farm storage

Low storage rates make it difficult to get ownership

Producer/Landlord relationships dictate deliveries

Producer/Landlord splits make accounting difficult

FOB Farm business is a growing trend

PNW Market Infrastructure

Up-country capacity (piles)

Add capacity at McNary (river terminal)

Speed

Space

Other upgrades

Add capacity at Alicel (rail terminal)

Future Capital Expenditures

Questions

Thank you for your time

Sector Columbia River

MSU Portland, Oregon

USCG Industry Brief

THANK YOU!

Thank you!

Columbia River Steamship Operators’ Association, Inc.200 SW Market Street, Suite 190

Portland, Oregon 97201

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Kate Mickelson, Executive Director

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Hannah Zaayer, Director of Member Services

hannah@crsoa.net 971.280.3905