ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CHS Inc., a leading energy, grains and foods company, has opened an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"This South American location is an important step in the fulfillment of our CHS global strategy," said Rick Browne, senior vice president, CHS Grain Marketing. "It will also be particularly important in strengthening our soybean supply chain to global customers." This is the company's seventh foreign office, joining offices in Geneva, Switzerland; Kiev, Ukraine; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Calgary, Canada; Shanghai and Hong Kong, China.
CHS is the third largest U.S. grain company and handles nearly 1.2 billion bushels annually. CHS Argentina will primarily market soybeans, corn, and wheat originated in Argentina.
CHS Inc. (http://www.chsinc.com/) is a diversified energy, grains and foods company, dedicated to providing the essential resources that enrich lives around the world. A Fortune 200 company, CHS is owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives, along with thousands of preferred stockholders across the United States. CHS supplies energy, crop nutrients, livestock feed, grain, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions, including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products. CHS is listed on the NASDAQ at CHSCP.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligations to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. For a discussion of additional factors that may materially affect management's estimates and predictions, please view the CHS Inc. annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended Aug. 31, 2008, which can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission web site (http://www.sec.gov/) or on the CHS web site http://www.chsinc.com/.
CHS Inc.
CONTACT: Lani Jordan, +1-651-355-4946, lani.jordan@chsinc.com, or
Annette Degnan, +1-651- 355-5126, annette.degnan@chsinc.com, both of CHS Inc.
Web Site: http://www.chsinc.com/
