1. Wharves, wharves for storing grain on the river, wharves. 2. Even so, many choose to store their grain rather than sell it on the open market, in expectations of higher prices in the months ahead. 3. Even though farmers have begun harvesting, many have been storing grain rather than selling it on the market. 4. Grain is stored and extracted from the elevator by conveyor belts that run the length of the facility. 5. Grain elevators, full with record harvests, have had to store grain on the ground, where it could spoil. 6. The Egyptians stored surplus grain from seven years of abundant harvests to provide food for the following seven years of lean crops and famine. 7. The rail backups have forced shippers to store grain on the ground, where moisture can cause rot. 8. The supply was further engorged by an unusual number of farmers who stored their grain last year, waiting for price hikes that never arrived. 9. With the sudden dearth of wild food sources, hunter-gatherers began storing grain for the lean times and learning to cultivate the fields for better yields. 10. A project for building and operating silos and warehouses for storing grain in Dekheila Port near Alexandria was inaugurated last December. |