Key facts
- Ag Processing Inc (AGP) and the Port of Grays Harbor officially opened the new Terminal 4 export facility on July 31, 2026.
- The facility is designed to significantly increase AGP's export capacity, potentially doubling annual agricultural commodity exports.
- AGP invested $200 million in the expansion, which includes a new ship loader and expanded storage and rail infrastructure.
- The terminal aims to efficiently serve growing international demand for U.S. agricultural products, particularly in Southeast Asia.
- The project is expected to handle approximately 60 vessels per year and process 750 trains annually.
Ag Processing Inc (AGP) and the Port of Grays Harbor celebrated the grand opening of AGP's new Terminal 4 export facility on July 31, 2026. This transformative project significantly expands agricultural export capacity at the West Coast port, aiming to more than double annual commodity exports.
The new facility features a state-of-the-art ship loader, expanded unloading and storage capabilities, and enhanced port infrastructure designed to increase efficiency and improve vessel loading speeds. AGP invested $200 million in the expansion, which is the largest such project in the history of the Port of Grays Harbor. The expanded terminal anticipates loading approximately 60 vessels per year with AGP's soy meal product, destined for ports in Southeast Asia and other Asia-Pacific markets.
AGP Chairman of the Board Dean Thernes stated that the facility represents a long-term investment in the cooperative and its member-owners, strengthening its ability to compete globally and return value to rural America. The project arrives as soybean processing capacity expands in the Midwest, creating new opportunities for both domestic and international markets. AGP's enhanced export capabilities will ensure these products reach customers efficiently and competitively.
The Port of Grays Harbor's $60 million public investment in the project included adding more than 47,000 feet of rail within its Marine Terminal Complex, a new fendering system, a stormwater collection and treatment facility, and creating over 30 acres of additional cargo laydown area. The Terminal 4 expansion more than doubles the rail infrastructure at the Port to 90,000 feet, allowing ships to be loaded almost twice as fast, with an estimated 750 trains expected per year along nine miles of new track. The Port will be able to set up a 110-car train in three-and-a-half hours.
AGP, a leading U.S. agribusiness formed in 1983, processes and refines soybeans to produce soybean meal, refined soybean oil, and biodiesel. Its owners include local and regional cooperatives representing approximately 200,000 farmers. AGP operates 11 soybean processing plants, five soybean oil refineries, and three biodiesel production facilities across several U.S. states. The company has been a partner at the Port of Grays Harbor since 2003, establishing it as a key component of its export network, particularly for customers in Asia.