A $1.3 million investment from the United Soybean Board and other soybean associations will double the export capability of Washington’s Port of Grays Harbor to 6 million metric tons of soybean meal.
Initial investments from the soy industry in 2003 expanded the Port of Grays Harbor into “the second-largest export facility for soybeans and other materials,” according to a 2023 article from U.S. Soy.
Iowa soybean farmer and USB director April Hemmes said the board presented the $1.3 million check Tuesday along with the Soy Transportation Coalition, Iowa Soybean Association, Kansas Soybean Commission, Nebraska Soybean Board, North Dakota Soybean Council and South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Board.
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The ceremony took place at the port, located in Aberdeen, Washington.
"That's what's exciting to me, to see that a company is willing to expand, and that the state soybean boards and the United Soybean Board are willing to put our dollars to help them," Hemmes said.
This month, USB board members approved the group’s fiscal 2025 budget, which will provide $173.8 million to support research, promotion and education. USB’s 77 board members are appointed by the secretary of agriculture.
