Global agribusiness giant (LDC) has been selected by the Ports of Indiana to reopen its Burns Harbor grain export facility on Lake Michigan at Portage, Indiana, USA.
The statewide Ports of Indiana port authority operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan.
During the period it was open between1979 and 2023, the Burns Harbor grain terminal enabled exports of more than 500M bushels of corn and soyabeans, according to Ports of Indiana.
LDC said it expected to begin operating the terminal in early 2026.
Financial terms of the agreement, announced on 23 June, were not disclosed.
“Burns Harbor is well-positioned at the southern shore of Lake Michigan, with access to multiple regional grain markets. The port will be a strategic asset for LDC to expand market access for regional farmers and serve customers in North America and abroad,” said Gordon Russell, LDC’s US head of grains & oilseeds.
Northern Indiana has the largest US port with access to the Great Lakes, St Lawrence Seaway and US Inland River System, and also provides multimodal connections to 16 railroads in the Greater Chicago market. The port’s grain operation includes storage capacity for 7.2M bushels of grain, 200 railcars and 20 barges.
“This terminal is one of the leading export facilities in the Midwest, with the capacity to load up to 90,000 bushels/hour into an ocean vessel or laker and unload 30,000 bushels/hour from a unit train,” Burns Harbor Port Director Ryan McCoy said.
