CommoditAg™ Continues to Expand Its Reach

Adds Crystal Valley reaching southern Minnesota

EFFINGHAM, IL (AgPR) August 28, 2018 - CommoditAg.com, an e-commerce platform for growers, expands its network once again. Today they announced expanding its reach with the addition of Crystal Valley, a leading farm supply and grain marketing cooperative, and their 14 locations in southern Minnesota. "CommoditAg continues to expand and we welcome Crystal Valley to our powerhouse network of innovators. By joining CommoditAg, Crystal Valley will now sell agricultural products directly to growers through our on-line farming system, CommoditAg LIVE," says Tim Bence, CommoditAgs Chief Operations Officer.


"With CommoditAg LIVE, shopping online at CommoditAg.com gives our grower customers the ordering convenience they want, the real-time & transparent access to inventory they need, and the customer support theyve come to expect from us," said Bence. "Our customers can have their products shipped or they can pick-up their products at one of our convenient warehouse locations. The addition of 3 Crystal Valley locations makes same-day-pickup even easier. All this and no membership fee. We call this Convenience powered by Trust."

"At Crystal Valley, we are committed to our customers success by offering operational excellence, superior technology, and valuable expertise. Joining CommoditAg allows us to bring a state of the art on-line experience to our customers.," says Jeff Hendricks, Vice President of Agronomy. "CommoditAgs innovative business platform continues our history of bringing valuable options to our customers."

CommoditAg partners with innovators who understand todays growers changing needs and expectations and who are ready, willing, and capable of helping them succeed. Crystal Valley based in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, now joins that impressive network of innovators namely Farmward in Minnesota, Landmark Services Cooperative in Wisconsin, Sunrise Cooperative in Ohio, MKC in Kansas, Liqui-Grow in Iowa and Illinois, and The Equity in Illinois. "Adding Crystal Valley to CommoditAgs network is another large step toward our mission for convenience powered by trust." says, Bence.

About Crystal Valley
Crystal Valley is a leading farm supply and grain marketing cooperative focused on serving the needs of crop farmers and livestock producers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
Their professional staff of dedicated employees aims to create and deliver superior value to their customers with top quality products and services in their core businesses of Agronomy, Energy, Feed, and Grain.

About CommoditAg
CommoditAg is the easy, local, and direct solution for farmers wanting high quality agriculture products at a value. This user-friendly website lets growers order chemicals and plant nutrition products directly to their door or to one of the many cooperating facilities for easy pick-up. CommoditAgs simple online ordering process saves time and money—we put you in control. To experience the CommoditAg™ difference, visit CommoditAg.com.

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