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In an effort to establish a new market for grain grown in their region, six farmers formed a cooperative Friday, intending to distribute it by rail from the Port of Chehalis in Lewis County, WA, reports the Capital Press.
The founding members of the Southwest Washington Growers Cooperative paid $100 apiece for a share. The co-op and its partners, including the port, still need to line up public funding to build silos.
A grain storage and distribution center has broad support. The port has provided the land, and Lewis County commissioners allocated $800,000 for a rail spur that is expected to be built by late spring.
