St. Paul-CHS Inc. said Jan. 27 that it has completed its acquisition of Winona River & Rail Inc., (GM Jan. 5, p. 1), a subsidiary of Rosen’s Diversified, Inc., Fairmont, Minn. CHS says the acquisition will strengthen its Midwest and upper Mississippi River crop nutrients position through improved storage capacity and rail access. The Winona River & Rail assets include roughly 90,000 st of dry fertilizer storage capacity, a dedicated river dock, and a 65-car railroad track capacity. The facility will be re-identified as CHS Winona River & Rail. “We are very excited about adding Winona River & Rail to our crop nutrients business,” says Cheryl Schmura, vice president, crop nutrients for CHS. “These assets are well-positioned in an area of key, strategic market importance and the company’s talented workforce has a strong customer focus that has earned it solid business relationships.” Financial terms were not disclosed. CHS already owns a crop nutrient terminal on the west side of the river with 16 employees. Winona River & Rail, with 14 employees, is located on the river’s east side. Schmura says CHS will operate both locations with existing staff through the spring planting season and is considering several different future operational scenarios. Location management will not change and will report to David Klima, director of crop nutrients facilities for CHS. Schmura says the Winona River & Rail acquisition is one of many planned infrastructure improvements to better serve CHS wholesale crop nutrients customers.
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