South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, S.D., announced Jan. 2 that it has purchased the 40,000 st dry fertilizer plant in Kimball, S.D., that had been owned by Gavilon Fertilizer LLC.
With this purchase, the Kimball plant will become the largest capacity dry fertilizer plant in the Wheat Growers cooperative. Wheat Growers currently has six hub fertilizer plants located in Bath, Huron, Kennebec, McLaughlin, Oakes and Wolsey, with the largest being Wolsey with 31,200 st of dry fertilizer storage.
The Kimball plant includes access to a 110-car unit loop-track, plus high-speed automated fertilizer loadout and storage capabilities.
“The Kimball fertilizer plant has three times the storage capacity as our newest plant in Kennebec,” Chief Operating Officer John Husk said. “With this added storage volume and efficient loading capabilities, we can provide our customers seamless delivery of cost-effective product for their operations.”
Gavilon Grain LLC, which is based in Omaha, Neb., will continue to own and operate the adjacent 2.2-million-bushel grain elevator.