Josh Grunnet The key is to get the soybeans into the market when the market – our soybeans. We try to get the soybeans all the way to the Gulf and to New Orleans where it gets loaded onto vessels heading to overseas markets. Gianna This highway runs all the way down to the Mississippi River and that’s – where we’re headed. Gianna - I gave Jacob a walkie talkie and told him to not lose sight of those soybeans. Jacob come in! Where are you? Jacob - I found out that the soybeans are in these big barges just up ahead. There’s no way they can get past that dam. Looks like it’s the end of the line for those soybeans. Gianna - I don’t know. I think something that big is going to have a destination much further away. Jacob We need some answers. – Jacob So how is this necessary and how does it relate to soybeans? – Sam Mathiowetz Each one of those barges hold fifteen to sixteen hundred tons, ya – know, the equivalent of about fifty-five to sixty semi’s. Gianna This seems way more complicated than transporting by trucks? – Sam Mathiowetz Actually, it’s not. Ya know, a can only go wherever the road – is, right? Gianna True. – Sam Mathiowetz I mean, makes sense? They go wherever the river is, it’s just, once – again, we go fifty-eight, roughly, fifty-eight semi’s fit in each barge. Gianna So that’s why it’s more efficient? – Sam Mathiowetz That is how it’s more efficient. – Sam Mathiowetz Watch as the barge does come in right now. Remember how I – said the boat pushes it in? And this is actually how it works. They’re going to come right in and they’re going to be parallel up against this wall and then we’re going to bring in. ‘em Gianna That seems really big. How does it fit through here? –
Josh Grunnet – The key is to get the soybeans into the market when the market our soybeans. We try to get the soybeans all the way to the Gulf and to New Orleans where it gets loaded onto vessels heading to overseas markets. Gianna – This highway runs all the way down to the Mississippi River and that’s where we’re headed. Gianna - I gave Jacob a walkie talkie and told him to not lose sight of those soybeans. Jacob come in! Where are you? Jacob - I found out that the soybeans are in these big barges just up ahead. There’s no way they can get past that dam. Looks like it’s the end of the line for those soybeans. Gianna - I don’t know. I think something that big is going to have a destination much further away. Jacob – We need some answers. Jacob – So how is this necessary and how does it relate to soybeans? Sam Mathiowetz – Each one of those barges hold fifteen to sixteen hundred tons, ya know, the equivalent of about fifty-five to sixty semi’s. Gianna – This seems way more complicated than transporting by trucks? Sam Mathiowetz – Actually, it’s not. Ya know, a can only go wherever the road is, right? Gianna – True. Sam Mathiowetz – I mean, makes sense? They go wherever the river is, it’s just, once again, we go fifty-eight, roughly, fifty-eight semi’s fit in each barge. Gianna – So that’s why it’s more efficient? Sam Mathiowetz – That is how it’s more efficient. Sam Mathiowetz – Watch as the barge does come in right now. Remember how I said the boat pushes it in? And this is actually how it works. They’re going to come right in and they’re going to be parallel up against this wall and then we’re going to bring ‘em in. Gianna – That seems really big. How does it fit through here?
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