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Hurricane Isaac Prompts Closer of Cargill Grain Export Elevators

Two Cargill Louisiana Grain Elevator’s Shutdown

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Hurricane Isaac is speeding up and is predicted to hit the Gulf Coast of Florida and Louisiana by Tuesday night. It’s only a matter of time before the hurricane rides in and Cargill has announced that they will be shutting down their Westwego and Reserve, Louisiana grain elevators for precautionary measures. The hurricane will slam the coast on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans in 2005.


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