Inland Northwest Grain Companies Plan to Merge

Five grain companies across Central and Eastern Washington will merge in to one grain company come April.  Odessa Union Warehouse Coop, Davenport Union Warehouse company, Central Washington Grain Growers, out of Waterville, and Reardan Grain Growers all plan to merge in early 2018.  Capital Press said the four plan on purchasing Almira Farmers Warehouse.  The five will be known as HighLine Grain Growers.

Company officials said despite the merger, which is set to be complete April 1^st, the needs of growers will remain a priority.  Altogether, HighLine will have more than 3,7000 members.

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