Bloomington, Ill. — Growmark Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Meier Oil Products. Inc., and Manito Transit. Both have been family owned since 1936, with business consisting of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum, and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon, and Champaign, all in Illinois. Growmark said the deal strengthens its system through collaboration between Evergreen FS, Heritage FS, and Illini FS and Growmark Energy. Growmark is a regional cooperative with annual sales of $10.1 billion (FY 2012 data) providing agriculture-related products and services and grain marketing in the Midwest and Ontario, Canada. FS-brand farm supplies and related services are also marketed to farmers in the northeastern U.S. and by Growmark subsidiaries.
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