[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO CF INDUSTRIES, INC.

 Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, I rise today along with my 
colleagues: Mr. Graham and Mr. Mack of Florida, Mr. Simon and Mrs. 
Moseley-Braun of Illinois, and Mr. Johnston of Louisiana, to pay 
tribute to CF Industries, Inc., which is celebrating its 50th 
anniversary this year. CF is an interregional farm supply cooperative 
owned by 11 regional cooperatives in the United States and Canada. CF's 
nitrogen, phosphate, and potash products reach over 1 million farmer-
owners who depend on the CF system to manufacture and distribute 
agricultural fertilizers to them. We would like to congratulate CF and 
its employees on the high-quality products and services they have 
provided to the Nation's farmers over the past 50 years and their 
commitment to sound environmental, health, and safety practices.
  Established in 1946 as Central Farmers Fertilizer Co., CF began as a 
broker for sales of fertilizer products to farmer-members with the goal 
of becoming the Nation's major fertilizer supplier for the agricultural 
cooperative community. Through 1960, CF evolved from a broker to a 
manufacturer and distributor of fertilizer products.
  Today, CF has become more than the founding members have ever 
envisioned. CF manufacturing plants include nitrogen fertilizer 
complexes in Donaldsonville, LA, and Medicine Hat, AB, Canada, as well 
as extensive phosphate mining and manufacturing facilities in Florida. 
CF plants have the capacity to produce more than 8 million tons of 
fertilizer products annually. In 1995, CF sales totaled over $1.3 
billion.
  Products are distributed to farmer-members in 46 States and two 
Canadian provinces through an extensive system. CF has ownership and 
lease positions in 63 regional terminals and warehouses. Total storage 
capacity of CF distribution terminals and warehouses is in excess of 
2.4 million tons of product.
  In closing, Mr. President, we want to express our good wishes to CF 
Industries, Inc., and its employees as they continue to respond to the 
needs of the cooperative community and look to providing high-quality 
products and services into the 21st century.

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