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THE ROLE OF CO-OPS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET
MARK CULLENEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
ANIMAL NUTRITION
U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange
Minneapolis, MN
September 9-11, 2015
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WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE
• Farmer Owned Cooperative
• Established 1933, Ralston, Iowa
• $646 million in sales
• 3,000 stockholders
• 6th largest cooperative in Iowa
• Ranked #41 in USDA’s Top 100
Cooperatives
AGRONOMYAGRONOMY
GRAINGRAIN
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ANIMAL NUTRITION
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ADD VALUE TO MEMBERS’ CROPS SERVING A WORLD MARKET
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HISTORY OF INNOVATION
2010Launched in Costa Rica
preventing Milk Fever to Pasture-Fed Dairy Herds
1984 1997Introduced SoyPLUS to
the dairy industry, a high
quality dairy bypass protein
product
Introduced SoyChlor
which helps prevent Milk
Fever in Dairy Industry
2002 2005Fully-integrated
biodiesel company
Renewable Energy Group®
NASDAQ, REGI
West Central built the nation’s largest and first continuous-flow
soy biodiesel processing plant
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SUPPLY CHAIN ADVANTAGE
AGRONOMY GRAIN
ANIMAL NUTRITIO
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GRAIN AGRONOMYANIMAL NUTRITION
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DAIRY NUTRITION PLUS
We offer more to nutritionists, feed mills, and dairy producers...•Quality
•Consistency
•Efficiency
•Knowledge
•Innovation
A family of quality products from West Central
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• High rumen bypass soybean meal• A high quality, consistent ingredient for
balancing protein and amino acids in dairy diets
• Chemical-free, vegetable product
• ISO 9001 manufacturing process
• HACCP Certified Manufacturing Processes
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BEYOND BYPASS• Improve efficiency of protein utilization
• Optimize dietary RUP:RDP ratios
• Reduce dietary protein levels
• Reduce nitrogen in wastes
• All-natural manufacturing process
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FIVE YEAR SALES HISTORY
Export destinations: Mexico, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia
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PRODUCTION LOCATIONS
RALSTON, IOWA
20 full-time employees + plant manager24/7 with 2 shifts
JEFFERSON, IOWA
5 full-time employees + plant managerOperates 5 days a week
MARK CULLENEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
ANIMAL NUTRITION
712 667 [email protected]
U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange
Minneapolis, MN
September 9-11, 2015