Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

The Company’s operations include four reportable business segments that are distinguished primarily on the basis of products and services offered. The Trade business includes grain merchandising, the operation of terminal grain elevator facilities and, historically, the investments in LTG and Thompsons Limited. In January 2019, the Company acquired the remaining 67.5% of LTG equity that it did not already own. The transaction also resulted in the consolidation of Thompsons Limited of Ontario, Canada and related entities, which LTG and the Company jointly owned. The Company is continuing to evaluate its segment reporting structure as a result of the acquisition. The presentation includes a majority of the acquired business within the legacy Grain Group which has been renamed, Trade Group. The acquired ethanol trading business of LTG is included within the Ethanol Group. This presentation is still preliminary as the reporting structure may further evolve this year. The Company also moved certain commission income and an elevator lease from the legacy Grain Group to the Ethanol Group to better align business segments. Prior year results have been recast to reflect this change. The Ethanol business purchases and sells ethanol, and provides risk management, origination and management services to ethanol production facilities. These facilities are organized as limited liability companies, two are consolidated and three are investments accounted for under the equity method. The Company performs a combination of these services under various contracts for these investments. The Plant Nutrient business manufactures and distributes agricultural inputs, primarily fertilizer, to dealers and farmers, along with turf care and corncob-based products. Rail operations include the leasing, marketing and fleet management of railcars and other assets, railcar repair and metal fabrication. The Other category includes other corporate level costs not attributable to an operating segment.

The segment information below includes the allocation of expenses shared by one or more operating segments. Although management believes such allocations are reasonable, the operating information does not necessarily reflect how such data might appear if the segments were operated as separate businesses. Inter-segment sales are made at prices comparable to

normal, unaffiliated customer sales. The Company does not have any customers who represent 10 percent or more of total revenue.



	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenues from external customers
Trade	$	1,766,305	$	365,920	$	3,364,326	$	642,772
Ethanol	245,143		200,938		453,974		373,776
Plant Nutrient	270,577		303,106		399,102		438,723
Rail	43,016		41,438		84,431		91,870
Total	$	2,325,041	$	911,402	$	4,301,833	$	1,547,141



	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Inter-segment sales
Trade	$	631	$	462	$	812	$	993
Plant Nutrient	1,274		—		1,294		—
Rail	771		338		2,046		671
Total	$	2,676	$	800	$	4,152	$	1,664



	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Income (loss) before income taxes, net of noncontrolling interest
Trade	$	23,731		$	9,877		$	6,268		$	9,847
Ethanol	2,649			6,125			5,221			7,964
Plant Nutrient	15,903			15,124			11,974			16,215
Rail	3,180			944			7,492			4,913
Other	(4,578		)	(2,799		)	(9,505		)	(11,678		)
Income (loss) before income taxes, net of noncontrolling interest	40,885			29,271			21,450			27,261
Noncontrolling interests	(477		)	(116		)	(632		)	(398		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	40,408		$	29,155		$	20,818		$	26,863



(in thousands)	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018		June 30, 2018
Identifiable assets
Trade	$	2,057,305	$	978,974	$	820,016
Ethanol	361,522		295,971		248,560
Plant Nutrient	381,924		403,780		356,166
Rail	657,617		590,407		535,087
Other	113,491		122,871		157,959
Total	$	3,571,859	$	2,392,003	$	2,117,788