Journal of Commerce lists ACX as the leading exporter of alfalfa hay and other grass hay products

Bakersfield, CA, June 6, 2012: ACX Pacific Northwest, Inc. the leading U.S. exporter of forage and roughage products was named among the Top 100 Exporters for 2011 by the Journal of Commerce (JOC) for the second consecutive year.

ACX was listed as number 34 overall for every commodity group, number 3 in the animal feed category, and number 1 specifically for forage and roughage exports. ACX exported 36,900 TEU’s or Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (containers) in 2011. This number does not include sales by ACX to other companies who export under different names.

Washington, D.C. May 17, 2012: John and Michael Gombos of ACX Pacific Northwest, Inc. today were awarded the Presidential “E” Award for Exports by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson at the White House. The “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

ACX purchases alfalfa hay, timothy hay, sudangrass, oat hay, and many other grass hay and straw products from farmers in the Western states including Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico then exports these products for dairy and beef cow industries in Asia. In recent years, ACX began exporting hay to China, United Arab Emirates, and other Middle East countries for dairy and beef animals as well as camels, sheep and goats.