Grain Storage Losses Huge W. 40 Days To Go Before Harvest

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he storm started early Monday and caused a wider scope of damage than a tornado typically would, meteorologists said. By Monday evening, it was moving east to Michigan and Indiana, and at least 500,000 people were without power, according to media reports. "This corridor of wind went through and flattened corn and crops," said Andrew Ansorge, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines. "We're still trying to get all the information in."

Agriland FS Inc, a farm cooperative in Winterset, Iowa, posted images of massive grain storage bins twisted apart and corn spilling onto the ground on Twitter.

Heartland Co-op, which has dozens of grain storage facilities across Iowa, said in a statement it had sustained serious damage at 21 locations. "Several locations are rendered inoperable and we are making contingency plans for managing the fall harvest," the company said.

Landus Cooperative, one of North America's largest grain storage companies, saw damage at three of its facilities - including conveyor equipment at its Bondurant, Iowa, location, Chief Executive Officer Matt Carstens told Reuters.

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https://www.agweb.com/article/derecho-winds-tear-through-us-farmland-leave-500000-without-power

[Laelth]

1. Wow! 2020 really sux.

That’s pretty catastrophic. k&r for visibility.



-Laelth

[Sherman A1]

2. Wow!

I suspect that every available rail car is now being leased as a means to store grain.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. The railroad cars that carry grain are called covered hoppers. If I'm not mistaken,

they generally come in two sizes. 5,000-cubic foot cars carry 100 tons, and 5,050-cubic foot cars carry 110 tons.

I should look that up.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Here's the view from space showing Iowa's corn fields before and after the storm ...

Here's the view from space showing Iowa's corn fields before and after the storm, which produced wind gusts over 100 mph.

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