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2011 CHS 17
North Dakota that will be operational in . CHS also
acquired the remaining interest in a joint venture grain
shuttle elevator in northern Minnesota in late calendar
. And the company announced plans to strengthen
its Tacoma, Wash., TEMCO grain exporting joint venture
with Cargill, Inc., and at the same time initiate signifi cant
investment and expansion at its Kalama, Wash., terminal,
which returned to CHS control after a successful -year
partnership with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., of Japan.
CHS also continued to build out its global grain and crop
nutrients platforms to ensure the company supplies cus-
tomers and manages market risk year-round. In January
, CHS acquired Agri Point Limited, increasing its pres-
ence in rapidly expanding production areas of Romania,
Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia. The acquisition included
access to key shipping facilities with a deep-water port,
barge-loading facility and inland grain terminal. As the
Multigrain joint venture ended, CHS focused on grow-
ing its own South American presence by expanding the
activities of CHS do Brasil and CHS de Argentina as
leading exporters of grain from Brazil, Argentina and
Uruguay. Increased presence as a crop nutrients sup-
plier in Brazil also solidifi ed CHS presence in that region,
which is expected to help fulfi ll rapidly escalating Asian
grain demand.
Crop nutrients operations also gained elevated presence
in CHS Geneva, Switzerland, and Amman, Jordan, o ces.
CHS sources crop nutrients from  countries and now
trades fertilizer internationally. By integrating crop nutri-
ents and grain marketing throughout the world, CHS can
leverage its strength in market development, logistics and
customer service, while increasing e ciency and adding
value for customers.
Domestic crop nutrients sales experienced signifi cant
gains in fi scal , signaling recovery from the 
downturn and early success of its regional structure.
Strong commodity prices helped build demand, although a
cold, wet spring in much of the Upper Midwest and eastern
Corn Belt delayed planting and reduced applications, as
did severe drought in southern states. CHS added several
crop nutrient storage facilities to enhance its distribution
West Central Ag
Services CEO
Jesse McCollum,
left, discusses
crop outlook with
producer-director
Kim Syverson
of Ulen, Minn.
Producer Kerry Hofer
of Freeman, S.D.,
left, monitors
soybean harvest
with Country Pride
location manager
Brad Letcher.