Washington’s Port of Quincy makes railroad intermodal map

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TOMATOES — F.O.B.S AS OF MAY 14

CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICTS — Shipments (433-454-398) — Movement expected to increase. Trading moderate. Prices 5x6s higher, others lower. Extra services included. 25-pound cartons loose mature-greens 85% U.S. 1 or better 5x6s $8.95-9.95, 6x6s $7.95-8.95, 6x7s $7.95-8.95. Quality generally good.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (152-146-159, greenhouse 124-123-137, vine-ripes 28-23-22) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies 4x4 to 4x5s light. Trading 4x4 to 4x5s fairly active, others slow. Prices 4x4 to 4x5s higher, others generally unchanged. Field-grown and greenhouse cartons/flats two-layer 4x4s mostly $9-10, 4x5s mostly $7.95-9, 5x5s mostly $4.99-5, 5x6s $4.64-5. Quality variable.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH OTAY MESA, CALIF. — Crossings (8-8-11, greenhouse 7-7-9, vine-ripes 1-1-2) — Movement expected to increase seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. Quality generally good. The first f.o.b. report was expected to be issued the week of May 21.

WEST FLORIDA DISTRICT — Shipments (0-0-0) — Light harvest expected to start the week of May 28. Expect first f.o.b. by the first week of June.

U.S. SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (54-56-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable

CANADA SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (149*-150-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable, *revised

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Washington’s Port of Quincy makes railroad intermodal map

02/08/2012
Doug Ohlemeier

The Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal is receiving national shipping status by being listed on a major freight railroad’s intermodal map.

The port has also increased shipments of fresh produce.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has added the Quincy port to its national intermodal map, according to a news release. The Quincy facility is on the BNSF’s cross-country Seattle-Chicago mainline.

The 2010 launching of the Cold Train refrigerated intermodal container rail and distribution service, which provides service to Chicago/ Indianapolis and Ohio Valley area markets, proved popular among Northwestern and Midwestern shippers, according to port officials. The service carries several thousand containers of fresh produce and frozen products.

On eastbound shipments, the trains carry primarily apples and smaller volumes of potatoes and onions. Shippers also use the service for cherries and wine grapes, said Curt Morris, a port spokesman.

In 2011, about 4,500 containers of apples and tree fruit and approximately 1,200 containers of potatoes and onions were shipped on the refrigerated train, he said.

That’s higher than in 2010, when the trains shipped about 3,500 containers of apples and other tree fruit and 800 containers of potatoes and onions, Morris said.

Additionally, the refrigerated train shipped about 800 containers of frozen food products, including french fries, up from the 500 containers shipped the previous year.

The outbound and inbound shipments helped transform the port into a key distribution hub for central and eastern Washington, including the Yakima Valley, the Columbia Basin and the Wenatchee Valley, according to port officials.

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Washington’s Port of Quincy makes railroad intermodal map

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02/08/2012
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