Port Houston welcomed a group of sorghum buyers from China at the Bayport Container Terminal for a tour in conjunction with the Sorghum Checkoff and the U.S. Grains Council July 19.

Sorghum, a top choice of livestock feed in China, is one of many Texas agricultural exports.

Port Houston Senior Manager of Trade Development Ty Reasonover met with the Chinese representatives and provided an overview of the port and its operations.

“Port Houston is committed to handling agricultural goods as efficiently as possible,” Reasonover said. Port Houston supports the expedited flow of cargo that provides a quick, reliable, hassle-free way to sell our American goods to global consumers.”

In addition to its portfolio of two ultra-modern container terminals, the port has a six million bushel grain facility, now operated by a new tenant, the Lansing Trade Group. The facility is directly connected by road and rail served by Union Pacific, BNSF and Kansas City Southern railroads.

Port Houston also has three weekly all-water services connecting East Asia to Houston via the Panama Canal and China is one of the fastest-growing trading partners for Port Houston. “The TransPacific trade is extremely important to our overall cargo mix here at the port,” added Reasonover.

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Port Houston hosted the Texas Farm Bureau Ag Lead XIII members during their Southeast Texas session at the Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals for a visit and tour.

The Bureau representatives discussed cotton, grain, beef and other agriculture products coming through the port as well as Port Houston container operations. The Bureau is a membership-based agricultural organization for independent farmers and ranchers.

Port Houston Senior Trade Development Manager Ty Reasonover provided a presentation and overview of the port’s history, structure and facilities. Chief Commercial Officer Ricky Kunz discussed port security, environmental and channel development efforts in the Houston port region. “Texas agriculture is marketable world-wide. The port delivers an efficient and cost-effective service to bring these products to market,” said Kunz.

Cotton and grain are two of the port’s historic specialized commodities. At Port Houston Facilities, most agriculture products are shipped by containers. Although, Port Houston also has a Public Grain Elevator facility operated by Louis Dreyfus for bulk grain exports. 

Texas is home to the largest cotton gin, according to the Bureau. “It’s important for these Bureau members to see how their production is directly tied to what we do here at the port,” added Kunz.  

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