We are on a fast growth track and are excited to bring Brian onto the team.

We are on a fast growth track and are excited to bring Brian onto the team. He has been an integral part of growing this Company from the beginning and we're glad to have him full time.

A plant like this will bring millions of dollars into this community, as well as high-paying jobs. It's bringing money into our small towns, and it's benefiting our farmers by increasing the demand for their corn.

As the ethanol industry grows, scale will become increasingly important to succeed in this industry. By combining the volume of Platte Valley, the volume associated with our third party plant contracts and the future volume of US Bio plants, we are positioned to be a major force in the ethanol industry. We are excited to have Platte Valley as a part of our team and will benefit from their experience and expertise.

further threat to fragile and slow growth.

If you look at the year as a whole, we're still seeing reasonable year-to-year growth rates.