August 28, 2012

Cargill closes two grain export elevators due to typhoon

Due to the threat from Tropical Storm Isaac, Cargill Inc. is shutting down two grain export elevators in Louisiana.

Elevators in Westwego and Reserve, Louisiana, "will be down as a precaution," Cargill said.

Rival Archer Daniels Midland shuttered four grain elevators in New Orleans because of the storm.

On its current track, Isaac is due to slam into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana by Tuesday (Aug 28) night or early Wednesday (Aug 29), the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans, according to the US National Hurricane Centre.