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Cultivate Profitability

Tools to Bring you the Market Advantage

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Cultivate Profitability

Tools to Bring you the Market Advantage

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Cultivate Profitability

Tools to Bring you the Market Advantage

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Cultivate Profitability

Tools to Bring you the Market Advantage

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CULTIVATING GROWTH

Our Mission is to safely cultivate high-quality ingredients from our local farmers that nourish the world.

Here at Columbia Grain International (CGI), we are dedicated to cultivating the growth of the food supply chain in the northwestern region of the United States to ensure the world receives high-quality grains, pulses, oilseeds, and organics. Our legacy is rooted in consistency, quality, and reliability of supply. We are the bridge between the producer and consumer, supported by over 40 years of experience.

As a vertically-integrated company, we operate assets, including grain elevators, processing plants, and agronomy centers, which stretch across the northern tier of the United States. We’ve developed partnerships with over 8,000 farmers to fulfill crop demands from our customers who require superior food products, which are then purchased by consumers worldwide. CGI provides trusted solutions for a farm-to-table philosophy that nourishes the world, safely.

Gain the Competitive Advantage
In Today's Volatile Marketplace.

Columbia Grain Producer Solutions brings you
up-to-the-minute market insights, including:

  • Daily Market Commentary Videos with
    Risk Management Expert, Phil Symons
    & Our Merchant Team
  • Daily Recap Reports
  • Contracting Options
  • USDA Charts

Start Cultivating Greater Returns Today.

Launch Solutions

AgTech, consistent supply and cost control, value chain optimization and transparency are the key driving effects of vertical integration in the ag industry.

Source: Dongoski, Rob. (3 January, 2020).
“How vertical integration is
impacting food and agribusiness.”
Ernst & Young

A Sustainable
and Traceable
Supply Chain
From Our Fields
to Our Customers

Our highly-networked presence throughout the supply chain and our commitment to consistent quality has earned us loyal, long-term partnerships with customers around the world. We work with our producers to utilize crop rotations to reduce the amount of non-renewable energy inputs over time. We are committed to doing our part to help the environment and preserve an ecological balance.

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Latest News & Press

Bloomberg | October 23, 2025

China’s Soybean Feud With Trump Leaves US Farmers With Huge Crops and Few Buyers

Beijing’s bid to pressure the president leaves US farmers without their biggest customer, just as harvest gets underway. This fall, US farmers are harvesting a soybean crop so immense, it covers more acres than New Mexico. And their biggest buyer — China — has walked away. Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods in […]

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World-Grain.com | October 23, 2025

CGI hires chief digital and information officer

Columbia Grain International (CGI) has hired Siddharth (Sid) Sharma as chief digital and information officer (CDIO). Sharma will be responsible for the company’s technology strategy, digital innovation, and IT operations, bringing over two decades of extensive technology experience. This role will encompass all traditional chief information officer and chief information security officer responsibilities while focusing […]

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American Ag Network | September 03, 2025

Columbia Grain International (CGI) Promotes Kurt Haarmann to President and CEO

Columbia Grain International™, which has been Cultivating Growth™ as a global leader in the origination, processing, logistics, and distribution of high-quality bulk grains, pulses, edible beans, oilseeds, and organics for U.S. domestic and worldwide export markets since 1978, today announces the promotion of industry veteran Kurt Haarmann to President and CEO, effective immediately. The announcement […]

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