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new names Two name changes in 1998 contributed to the Port of Duluth-Superior’s everchanging nomenclature. Peavey-Connor’s Point Elevator in Superior is now known as the "Concourse
Grain, L.L.C., Superior Terminal," and "Cenex Harves Concourse Grain was created this past summer as part of a grain merchandising alliance between Farmland Industries, Inc., of Kansas City and ConAgra, Inc., of Omaha. Concourse was established to manage elevators owned by Farmland in Galveston, Tex., and Hutchinson, Kan., and by Conagra in St. Elmo, La., and Duluth-Superior. The Twin Ports’ export terminal has more than eight million bushels of grain storage capacity and can hold $30 million worth of commodities. Ships can be loaded at 75,000 bushels per hour.
The Peavey name had a long history in Duluth-Superior, dating back to 1898 when the then Minneapolis-based company opened an elevator on the Duluth side of the harbor. Cenex Harvest States is reflective of this year’s merger of Cenex, Inc., and Harvest States Cooperative, both of Minnesota. Harvest States ranked as one of Cenex/Land O’Lakes Agronomy Company’s largest customers for products sold through Harvest States-owned country elevator locations. The merger allows Cenex Harvest States to cover the farm-to-market spectrum. The Cenex Harvest States export facility has been located next to Superior’s side of the Blatnik Bridge since 1941. It was known as the Farmer’s Union Grain Terminal Association until 1983. Two vessels can load at the facility at once, with loading time for the St. Lawrence Seaway system’s largest ships taking a mere 18 hours. Cenex Harvest States is the Twin Port’s largest grain terminal, boasting an 18-million bushel storage capacity. Although it may take a while for the new names to catch on, the elevators continue operations as they have for decades, icons of the port’s busy waterfront. |
t States" is the
new name for Superior’s Harvest States Elevators.
This is the
third name for the local Concourse facility since it was built by the Chicago-NorthWestern
Railway in 1965. It was operated for its first 20 years by Continental Grain Co. ConAgra
became the operator in 1986, four years after acquiring the F.H. Peavey Co.
