Local beans to go to Korea
BISMARCK, N.D.—North Dakota’s lieutenant governor says four Midwestern companies, including Clinton's DeLong Co., have a $5 million deal to export about 275,000 bushels of soybeans to South Korea for tofu products.
Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple said SB&B Foods of Casselton, N.D., Brushvale Seed of Wahpeton-Breckenridge, N.D., SunOpta of Moorhead, Minn., and The DeLong Co. of Clinton will sell the so-called "identity-preserved" soybeans to the Korean Federation of Soybean-Curd Industry Cooperatives, which represents 12 Korean tofu-processing groups.
Identity-preserved crops are grown under specific instructions, usually under contract, and can be tracked to the field where they were grown. Officials say they bring a premium price.
Dalrymple and Gov. John Hoeven said in a statement that the deal announced Wednesday is first major purchase of identity-preserved soybeans by South Korea’s private soy food industry.
Jul 2, 2009 at 9:44 a.m.
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We have had troops in S Korea since the Korean war 30,000 plus, protecting So Korea so they could build Kia's ship them over here and put our people out of work, nothing burns be more.
Jul 2, 2009 at 7:55 a.m.
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very good there not going there charged to the usa taxpayer
Jul 1, 2009 at 11:53 p.m.
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This actually is an interesting leap forward for the Wisconsin soy industry -- breaking into one of the top markets. It's almost like selling wine to France.
Jul 1, 2009 at 10:28 p.m.
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fantastic post, chainsaw......i'm really glad that was contributed as we now know how to interpret this deep, thought provoking article. Before, I was adrift in unfocused opinion, but now i have seen the light..
Jul 1, 2009 at 6:56 p.m.
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good export for our local economy
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