[Vision2020] Grain Exports

[Mark Solomon]

Ron, the numbers referred to by Bill Wyatt, Director of the Port of 
Portland in your cite below (thanks!) are in reference to grain 
shipped out of the Columbia which also includes grain that is 
transported by rail to the Port of Portland. 55% comes in by rail.

source: http://www.missoulian.com/specials/followh2o/h2o12.html

According to Ports of Lewiston and Portland websites, Lewiston barged 
out 721,000 tons of grain, Portland loaded out 3,911,000 tons in 2004.

Mark Solomon

At 1:16 PM -0700 9/9/05, Ron Force wrote:
>Phil, I believe the 27% applies to the entire Snake-Columbia River system,
>not just the Port of Lewiston.
>
>source:  RTC Bi-State Transportation Committee
>  http://www.rtc.wa.gov/meetings/bistate/bistatereport.011129.htm
>
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>Ron Force         Moscow ID USA
>rforce at moscow.com
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>The Port Of New Orleans is indeed a large mover of grains and agricultural
>productsm, but you seem to be disparaging of the Port Of Lewiston.  27% of
>all grains exported from the USA every year go through the port 27 Miles to
>our south.