# Port Milwaukee making progress despite challenging year

> Port Milwaukee plans a new $31 million agricultural export facility, backed by The DeLong Co., state and federal funds, and port money. The project aims to expand exports of dried distillers grains to Europe, Africa and the Middle East, which currently move by barge to New Orleans.

- Date: 2020-10-09 · published 2020-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10520-port-milwaukee-making-progress-despite-challenging-year
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A closer Great Lakes export route for DDGS could improve competitiveness and reduce logistics costs for upper Midwest DDGS shipments.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- biztimes.com: https://biztimes.com/port-milwaukee-making-progress-despite-challenging-year/

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