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FHWA’s May 2013 Talking Freight Webinar on State Freight Advisory Committees

FHWA’s May 2013 Talking Freight Webinar on State Freight Advisory Committees. May 15, 2013 Speaker: Sharon Clark Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Sr. VP-Transportation & Regulatory Affairs. About Perdue AgriBusiness.

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FHWA’s May 2013 Talking Freight Webinar on State Freight Advisory Committees

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  1. FHWA’s May 2013 Talking Freight Webinar onState Freight Advisory Committees May 15, 2013 Speaker: Sharon Clark Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Sr. VP-Transportation & Regulatory Affairs

  2. About Perdue AgriBusiness • Provides agricultural products and services to feed, food, organic fertilizer and renewable fuels markets across the U.S. and around the world. • Is among the largest grain companies in the U.S. • Represents approximately 40% of the Company’s annual sales. Grain & Oilseed LLC AgSolutions LLC AgriRecycle LLC Freight Webinar 05/15/13

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  4. Grain & Oilseed LLC • More than 75 million bushels of grain storage space at 70 locations. • Crush of approximately 50 million bushels/year. • Three hexane extraction oilseed crush facilities in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic with one located on deep water. • An oilseed extruder plant at Pantego, NC. Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  5. Commodities Trading merchandises a wide range of non-grain commodities for animal agriculture such as dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn gluten meal, canola meal, citrus pulp, animal by-product meals, etc. • Commodities Blending produces and sells commercial and custom protein blends for the domestic and international animal feed industries. Perdue AgSolutions LLC Extended Network of Facilities 5 Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  6. Operates the first-ever, large-scale facility for manufacturing organic fertilizer from chicken litter. • Produces and sells organic fertilizers made from chicken litter and feather meal. • Provides cleanout, loadout and transportation from farms with valid nutrient management plans to our facility.

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  9. Perdue AgriBusinessChesapeake, VA Chesapeake, VA Oilseed Crushing and Export Grain Terminal Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  10. Why is Freight Important to Perdue AgriBusiness? International imports International exports Domestic transactions 10 Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  11. Why is Freight Important to Perdue’s Maryland operations? Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  12. Reasons for Involvement on the Committee • Become a part of the process • Develop project priorities • Develop policy ideas • Assist in the freight planning process • Venue to discuss our Constituencies concerns • Farmers • Customers • Vendors • Associates • Share intelligence within the freight community Freight Webinar 05/15/13

  13. Benefits Derived from Participating on the Committee • Strategically and tactically prepare for forecasted freight trends • Learn about resources to help support our freight network • Learn what others are doing to address freight concerns Freight Webinar 05/15/13

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  15. Insights Gained about Public Sector Freight Transportation Planning • “More is better…” there are many freight stakeholders with diverse insights to share • Maryland’s public officials have a long term commitment to the Statewide Freight Plan and Transportation Plan • Maryland’s freight plan is developed in conjunction with SmartGrowth planning and other statewide initiatives. Freight Webinar 05/15/13

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