News

As most of you have wrapped, or are about to wrap harvest, we want to recap 2018 and some of the things we want to proactively approach in the coming year. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

The Cenex Total Protection Plan pays off once again!!  This time Brian Loeffler of Janesville was paid a total of $5,035.20 for repairs done to his 8690 Massey Ferguson tractor. Chad Larsen - Energy Sales Manager

Our customer's safety is first and foremost.  It doesn’t matter if it’s a corn dryer, hog barn, home furnace or LP cylinder on a grill or forklift. We are always thinking of safety with any and all LP / Propane applications. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

As we push into a later harvest this fall and we are now confronted with below normal temps, it is important to be mindful of your fuel filter and tank maintenance. Regardless of the size of your fuel tank(s), it is important to change filter head filters and equipment filters regularly.  Soy methyl ester is a natural solvent that scours/cleans the inside of the fuel tanks resulting in the loose material in with the fuel. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

Harvest is underway.  We know from the spring we had, this was going to be a trying year.  Know that your energy sales staff always does their best to keep you informed of buying opportunities to save you money where we can.  Whether that be forward contracting or just regular contact when cash buying so you can make an informed decision at that time. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

September has blessed us with a lot of heat and wind which has accelerated the crop progress. We once thought we would have a fair LP usage season to now our thoughts have changed. We still will use some, as some start corn harvest in that 23-24% range to minimize header losses, but the demand will be nothing like we expected. Therefore, supply shouldn’t be an issue.  Our local storage of 900,000 gallons gives us ample buffer for any demand we encounter and with supplier access not being stressed by allocation, it should be a seamless fall LP supply wise. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

Crystal Valley, through our affiliation with CHS, offers an equipment warranty program called the “Cenex Total Protection Plan Warranty” which is primarily offered to just agricultural customers. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager

Here we are mid-August, and harvest is right around the corner. As those of us in Minnesota know, we are required to have 20% soy-methyl ester in our clear and dyed diesel fuel. This mandate is required in all retail and bulk gallons to end users. Chad Larson - Energy Sales Manager