Millions of Bushels of Storage Lost in Storm

Cleveland, North Dakota, farmer Ryan Wanzek says his farm avoided major damage in Friday night’s storm, but the same can’t be said for others nearby. “We have some people around here who lost homes,” said Wanzek. “It was by far the craziest storm I’ve ever been through in my life.” Wanzek says several area elevators and farms were hit hard. “The local elevator in Eldridge lost two big bins for sure, and I think there’s more to be determined there,” he said. “Cleveland had a couple of roofs caved in. I heard Columbia Grain by Valley City got smoked. It has to be at least 15, 20 million bushels of storage that’s lost.” He expects the damage to impact basis levels and harvest logistics across the region.