1. CRI Global Perspective Duane Nelson, President, Genex Cooperative, Inc.

2. Holding cooperative owned by producer patrons
Three subsidiaries:
AgSource Cooperative Services
Central Livestock Association
Genex Cooperative, Inc.
Unique functions managed by the subsidiaries
Marketing, Product Development, Production
Similar functions managed by CRI
Finance, PR, Information Technology, International, Support Services

3. The CRI Mission
Provide products and services as effectively as possible to maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while maintaining a strong cooperative.

4. CRI Brazil and South Africa
CRI Europe
Distributors

5. Top Countries 2009
Units Dollars Argentina Iran Mexico Argentina Turkey Mexico Iran Germany Colombia Turkey Hungary Japan Japan United Kingdom Italy Italy Chile Spain Spain Hungary

6. CRI International Challenges
Political sensitivities
Health Regulations
Value of the Dollar

7. International – From the Board Member’s Perspective
High profit due to low marketing costs
Generates cash flow
Develop and expand programs
Conduct research
Create global cooperative relations

8. International – From the Member’s Perspective
Retain affordable domestic product and service costs
Increased research which benefits all
Capitalized product acquisition
Some opportunity to import genetics for Jersey, Brown Swiss and Ayrshire

9. CRI International Market
Phase 1 – Latin market
Phase 2 – Western Europe
Current opportunities – China, India, Russia and Ukraine.

10. CRI International Direction
Strategic Plan – alliance building
Opportunities to help capitalize programs, technology and research

11. Board Involvement
Utilize management direction but must find common ground among board members
Determine similar philosophies
Recognize must be able to discontinue relations when factors change

12. Structure Commitment Dedicate resources Fulltime responsibility
International Marketing Division
Global Alliance Development

13. Co-op Development
Emerging Market Projects:
Nicaragua
Russia

14. Future
CRI is positioned to be a global leader. We are aggressively pursuing this position as it adds value for the cooperative and the member.