Sustaining Sponsor Spotlight: Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., a CGB Enterprises, Inc. (CGB) Company

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is pleased to feature our Sustaining Sponsors in the 2024 Spotlight Series. This week, the focus is on Platinum Sponsor: Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., a CGB Enterprises, Inc. (CGB) Company.

Location (Main Headquarters): Covington, LA

Year started: 1969

Number of employees: 1,800+

Number of facilities: 113

Type of services offered: Grain marketing, risk management, and transportation services

Company history: Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. (CGB), portfolio of companies, was founded in St. Louis, in 1969, and is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates a vast network of over 113 facilities with over 1,800 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers, as well as logistics services for an international base of customers.

How has your company changed over the years?

With over 50 years of experience, and headquartered in Covington, LA, CGB delivers solutions for the buying, storing, selling, and shipping of agricultural products to a global supply chain.

CGB has experienced significant growth, doubling its locations and the number of employees over the last 10 years. Today, CGB operates grain facilities primarily along the Mississippi, Ohio, Arkansas, and Illinois Rivers with access to barge, rail and/or truck across the Midwest and beyond. Additionally, the company has sizable operations in logistics and transportation, soybean processing, producer risk management, and other related businesses. Visit us online at www.CGB.com to learn more about our companies and the full portfolio of services.

How do you see your company growing in the future?

CGB fosters an inclusive work environment, where all team members are encouraged and empowered to contribute, grow and belong. Our employees are among the best in their respective fields and we maintain a sharp focus on employee development, sustainability, and targeted innovation to ensure continued success.

How has OABA helped your business or the agribusiness industry?

OABA is our primary resource for legislative issues both statewide and nationally. Chris and his staff are constantly on top of any issues being discussed at the State House that could impact the Agriculture Industry.

Interested in becoming a Sustaining Sponsor? 

Click here to learn more about the program or contact Lauren Prettyman at lprettyman@oaba.net. Sustaining sponsors will automatically be promoted as such at all OABA events and will not be approached for sponsorship opportunities throughout the year. 

Note that because the OABA Educational Trust is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, sponsorships related to this trust are separate from OABA.