From the desk of Jay Minton:

September 24, 2011

Plains Partners, a broad view.

In 2006 CHS Incorporated purchased assets from the Mid Oklahoma Coop.  These assets include the Okarche, County Line, Kingfisher, Omega, and Hennessey facilities we operate today.  In May of 2009, the membership of North Caddo Cooperative in Hinton, Oklahoma voted unanimously to merge into CHS Inc, DBA:  Plains Partners.

Therefore today our asset base is located in Kingfisher, Canadian, and Caddo Counties.  We offer grain handling, feed, fertilizer, chemical, fuel, and miscellaneous farm supplies to approximately 1,000 certified members and 500 non member customers.  We distribute fuel clear across the state of Oklahoma and into the Texas Panhandle using Cenex Automated Fuel Delivery System.

Plains Partners is part of the Country Operations division of CHS Inc.  Of course CHS Inc is a leading energy, grains and foods company.  A Fortune 100 company, CHS is owned by farmers, ranchers, and cooperatives, in addition to preferred stockholders, all across the United States.  The history of CHS began in 1929 with the organization of North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc.  Today, CHS Inc has grown into a very diverse company offering many services and products to member customers all over the world.

I find it very exciting that Plains Partners is part of such a successful and diverse company as CHS.  I am proud of the fact that CHS has a worldwide presence in ultimately feeding the world.  Likewise it is very interesting to realize that Plains Partners has a five member board of directors made up of local farmers and ranchers in our immediate area and that the operating and marketing decisions of this local organization are made right here.  If you are not already, I encourage you to become part of our cooperative organization and give us the opportunity to be your agricultural partner.

Sincerely,

Jay Minton

General Manager