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THE ROLE OF CO-OPS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET MARK CULLEN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ANIMAL NUTRITION U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange Minneapolis, MN September 9-11, 2015
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2 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 AGRONOMY GRAIN ANIMAL NUTRITION ANIMAL NUTRITION
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3 ADD VALUE TO MEMBERS’ CROPS SERVING A WORLD MARKET
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4 HISTORY OF INNOVATION 2010 Launched in Costa Rica preventing Milk Fever to Pasture-Fed Dairy Herds 19841997 Introduced SoyPLUS to the dairy industry, a high quality dairy bypass protein product Introduced SoyChlor which helps prevent Milk Fever in Dairy Industry 20022005 Fully-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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5 SUPPLY CHAIN ADVANTAGE AGRONOMY GRAIN ANIMAL NUTRITION
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6 GRAIN AGRONOMY ANIMAL NUTRITION
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7 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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8 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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9 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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10 FIVE YEAR SALES HISTORY Export destinations: Mexico, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia
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11 PRODUCTION LOCATIONS RALSTON, IOWA 20 full-time employees + plant manager 24/7 with 2 shifts 20 full-time employees + plant manager 24/7 with 2 shifts JEFFERSON, IOWA 5 full-time employees + plant manager Operates 5 days a week 5 full-time employees + plant manager Operates 5 days a week
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MARK CULLEN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ANIMAL NUTRITION 712 667 3372 MARKC@WESTCENTRAL.NET WWW.WEST-CENTRAL.COM MARKC@WESTCENTRAL.NET U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange Minneapolis, MN September 9-11, 2015
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