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here in the north central IL area, since they've put up all the "high speed" (mendota, minonk, wenona, galva, IL and so on) truck to rail elevators the river terminals have been virtual ghost towns. other than the specialty grains...non-GMO, high oil, etc etc. which move by barge at certain times of the year, there's been a pretty good shift to rail over the river. i haven't heard much about the price difference, but obviously it must be better. the grain market is pretty slim lately, so even a penny a bushel goes a loooong way. <br /> <br />just a side note, most likely unrelated....south america has pretty quickly grown to be almost in a tie with the U.S. as a major exporter and grower of soybeans. i don't remember where i read this, but an article told of a hog farmer in the eastern US (south carolina i believe) who imports beans/beanmeal from south america. to harvest, ship to port, boat it up the atlantic, unload and to ship to the farm is CHEAPER than growing beans in the US, only a couple hundred miles away. doesn't seem realistic does it?
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