Paola, Kan.-Mid-West Fertilizer Inc. in Paola, Kan., has purchased SEK Grain Inc., a business with some 150 shareholders that has been in operation since 1977. Headquartered in Liberty, Kan., SEK has Kansas branches in Coffeyville, Independence, and Cherryville, and handles grain, feed, and liquid and dry fertilizers. The transaction closed on April 6. No purchase price was disclosed. “This is an extension of our trade territory, abutting our other operations,” said Rod Silver, president of Mid-West. “We are always looking at any acquisition that would enhance our trade area.” Mid-West has some 20 locations and 150 employees in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, with fertilizer storage at warehouses in Muskogee and Inola, Okla. Mid-West is involved in both wholesale and retail sales of agriculture inputs, grain, energy, and transportation. All of SEK’s 15 employees will be staying on with Mid-West. Silver said the only changes planned for the SEK locations are some upgrades to equipment.
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