By Kate LeRette INSIDE THE BOX Demand for specialty and conventional grain helps fi ll empty containers. THINKING T housands of containers fi lled with goods destined for large retailers like Walmart and Target arrive daily in the United States. Many containers are shipped back empty due to high demand, but as global interest in specialty grains grows, an increasing number of containers are returning full. “There is growing preference among international customers to buy specialty grain by container to preserve identity and quality,” says Yuxi Weng, grain merchandiser, CHS Global Grain Marketing. “Grain shipped by container tends to be cleaner because there is less handling and containers are more airtight than bulk vessels, reducing opportunity for contamination.” A grain “matchmaker,” Weng works with buyers in more than 15 countries who want to purchase containerized grain, then reaches out to local cooperatives to fi nd producers who can fulfi ll the buyers’ specifi cations and needs. > Your CHS Connection 7
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Thinking Inside the Box
Kate LeRette
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