Elevator operators across the state are trying to free up some storagespace to hold the grain from the approaching harvest. Jim Carlson is thegeneral manager of the Hinton Co-op in northwest Iowa. Carlson says he’sstill storing a lot of grain from last year and his bins are twice as fullas they were last year.Carlson says even with the new storage space, things will still be tight.Carlson says the only way to help the problem is to increase grain salesoverseas.Farmers have stored more of last year’s crop because of the low corn andbean prices.
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