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To: goldworldnet who wrote (373036)	7/15/2010 9:29:11 AM
From: Ish	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

I googled the story. It's pounds and not tons. <<Gov. Pat Quinn today signed an agreement with China to export as much as 30 million pounds of Asian carp a year from the Illinois River, a move aimed at reducing the population of the invasive species downstate. Flanked by state lawmakers and business leaders from Illinois and China, Quinn said of the Asian carp crisis, "if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em." Illinois is investing $2 million to upgrade the facilities at Big River Fisheries in downstate Pearl, a fish processing plant that already ships millions of pounds of Asian carp to China and other countries each year. By expanding their capabilities, Quinn said, Big River hopes to process and ship 30 million pounds of Asian carp to upscale restaurants in China by 2011. At full capacity, Big River could process up to 50 million pounds of fish, said Ross Harano, director of international sales for Big River. The investment will also bring as much as 180 new jobs to the riverside communities of Pearl and Pittsfield, where Big River's production facilities are located. "We believe the people of China who like to eat Asian carp will find this is the best anywhere on Earth," Quinn said. Indeed, the plan is to market Asian carp caught in Illinois as wild grown fish to upscale restaurants in China, Harano said. That's the only way to offset the added costs of catching the fish locally and shipping it overseas. "Just like people pay a premium for Angus beef, we believe people will pay a premium for this," Harano said. "We're marketing it as 'Wild Mississippi River Fish.' It's all in how you market it over there." -- Joel Hood >>