Cooperative Grain and Supply of Hillsboro, KS, Agri Trails Coop
of Hope, KS and CoMark Equity Alliance of Enid, OK, announce their new farmer-owned
partnership in Smoky Hill Terminal in Salina, KS.
The facility, purchased from ADM, enables all partners to expand their footprint across North Central
KS, as well as connecting the valued patrons of the Smoky Hill cooperative network to global and
domestic trade opportunities. Smoky Hill Terminal will continue to develop the strong relationships
each partner has with their producer-base, along with opening doors to all commercial grain trading
partners with a dual serviced 4.2-million-bushel rail terminal.
“We’re excited to join forces with Agri Trails and CG&S” said Scott Keller, CEO of CoMark Equity
Alliance. “Our mission is to provide undeniable value to our customers and that’s exactly what we’re
doing. CEA will continue to strategically look at opportunities to create long-term success for our
14,000+ producer owners by bringing them closer to the domestic and global markets with a more
efficient network.
We have aggressively realigned CoMark Equity Alliance to become the trading company our owners
and customers expect. I’m proud of the expertise our team has and with their experience we will
continue to work with our strategic partners in this industry to become an origination and trading
leader.”
“The Smoky Hill Terminal partnership increases our storage capacity and ability to access rail, helps
fortify our presence in the region and ultimately brings value back to ATC member-owners,” said
Darel Anderson, CEO of Agri Trails.
“This opportunity not only strengthens our partnerships within the industry but reinforces our
commitment to support producers in every way possible,” said Jerry Fenske, CEO of CG&S.
If you have questions on grain risk management offerings into Smoky Hill Terminal, please contact
CoMark Equity Alliance at 580.242.0515. The Smoky Hill Terminal partnership looks forward to
serving the market with a progressive cooperative structure that’s focused on the success of its
customers.
