The Port of The Dalles has received three responses to its call for proposals to do a feasibility study of what can be done to help production of value-added food products in the area. Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says the contract will be awarded in the middle of this month, and that consultant will be asked to gather information to assess the needs in that area. The Port received a $32,000 grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture to do the work, and is matching that with its own funds.