Corporate Profile for Farmland Industries Inc., dated 3/21/97.

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Published Date:   3/21/97

Company Name:     Farmland Industries Inc.

Address:          3315 N. Oak Trafficway
                  P.O. Box 7305
                  Kansas City, Mo.   64116

Main Telephone
 Number:          816/459-6000

Chief Executive
 Officer:         H.D. Cleberg

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Terry M. Campbell

Investor Relations
 Contact:         James Bargfrede
 Business number: 816/459-5009

Public Relations
 Contact:         Sherlyn Manson
 Business number: 816/459-6230
 Fax number:      816/459-6323
 e-mail address:  slmanson@farmland.com

URL Address:      http://www.farmland.com

Company description: Farmland Industries is the largest farmer-owned cooperative cooperative

Organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Cooperatives have been successful in such fields as the processing and marketing of farm products and the purchasing of other kinds of equipment and raw materials, and in the in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , with fiscal 1996 sales totaling $9.8 billion and reflecting business in all 50 states with more than 70 countries. About half a million farmers and ranchers own Farmland Industries, either directly or through their local farmer-cooperative association. Farmland supplies crop nutrient nutrient /nu·tri·ent/ (noo´tre-int)
1. nourishing; providing nutrition.

2. a food or other substance that provides energy or building material for the survival and growth of a living organism. and protection products, energy products, feed and animal health products, and technical information to its farmer-members through their local cooperatives

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