Welcome to El Toro Export, LLC
El Toro Export, LLC is an industry leader
in the handling, processing, and marketing of various
agricultural commodities produced in Southern California. With
operations centered within the Imperial Valley we are well
positioned to meet the needs of expanding international export
markets as well as U.S. domestic markets. El Toro Export, LLC has
extensive operations for the handling, storing, and processing of
Hay, Grain, and Seed products. Markets served include the Grain
and Feed Industries in the Far East, Europe, Mexico, and the U.S.
marketplace.
Our firm has three handling/shipping
facilities within the Imperial Valley in the agricultural
communities of El Centro, Brawley, and Heber, California.
Celebrating 15 years in business during 1997 we are the market
share leader in many of our business segments with annual sales
in excess of 40 million dollars (U.S. $). The firm employs 60
full time employees and 15 seasonal employees. The key partners
are Mr. Leon T. Miller, Mr. Bill Plourd, and Mr. Jeff Plourd.
El Toro Export, LLC competes in three
major agricultural market segments. They include Export Hay,
Wheat and Feed grains, plus Field Seeds. Also, we are affiliated
with two additional companies that have extensive production
farming and cattle feeding operations within the Imperial Valley.
Our Export Hay market segment is centered
around the animal feed sectors in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. These
markets are serviced by the containerized movement of double
compressed baled hay products from the Imperial Valley. Major hay
types include Sudan Grass hay, Bermuda Grass hay and straw, plus
Alfalfa hay. El Toro Export, LLC's operations have the annual capacity
to handle 100,000 metric tons of double compressed bales.
Operational activities from our El
Centro, California facility include the handling, storing, double
compressing and transporting of hay products into the export
position and through to foreign destinations. All marketing and
sales activities are facilitated from the main Imperial Valley
business office (See location and contact information). Facility
capability includes 40,000 metric tons of covered hay storage and
proprietary trucking operations.
El Toro Export, LLC is the market
share leader in the handling of bulk grain commodities in the
Imperial Valley. Total storage capacity at our two handling
facilities in Brawley and Heber, California is in excess of
100,000 metric tons (3,675,000 bushels). The two primary grains
handled are the local produced Durum wheat (pasta wheat) crop and
Yellow Corn from midwestern U.S. origins for the local cattle
feeding industry.
Handling activities include
the unloading and reloading of trucks and rail equipment and the
storage of bulk grains. El Toro Export, LLC enjoys a 60% market share
of the locally produced durum wheat crop which averages about
200,000 metric tons (7,350,000 bushels) annually. This wheat is
marketed into various domestic and export flour milling channels.
El Toro Export, LLC provides custom handling and storage operations
and is a provider of identity preserved handling and storage
operations. The Kronos and Ocotillo varieties of Durum wheat are
proprietary to El Toro Export, LLC.
Feed Grain handling includes
the unloading of 54 unit trains of corn and barley from the
midwestern U.S. origins for eventual truck distribution into the
Imperial Valley cattle feeding industry and for distribution into
Mexico.
El Toro
Export, LLC has a modern certified Field Seed cleaning, processing,
and bagging facility at it's Brawley, California facility. Year
round field seed cleaning operations are available. Primary seeds
processed are numerous varieties of Wheat seed, Sudan seed, and
Alfalfa seed. El Toro Export, LLC is approved as a certified seed
producer under the guidelines of the California Crop Improvement
association. We are also an associate member of Arizona Plant
Breeders (APB), a leading private cereal breeding company
concentrating on the development of high quality durum wheat and
barley seed varieties. Custom seed processing services are
available.
Imperial,
California Main Business Office:
El Toro Export, LLC
P.O. Box 1109
1469 La Brucherie Road
El Centro, California 92243
USA
Phone:
760-352-4157
Fax: 760-352-5754
Brawley,
California Grain & Seed Plant:
El
Toro Export, LLC dba ETX, INC.
4746 Highway 111
Brawley, California 92227
USA
Phone:
760-344-0166
Fax: 760-344-1643
El Centro,
California Hay Compress:
El
Toro Export, LLC
1469 La Brucherie Road
El Centro, California 92243
USA
Phone:
760-352-4157
Fax: 760-352-5754
Heber,
California Grain facility:
El
Toro Export, LLC
96 East Fawcett Road
Heber, California 92249
USA
Phone:
760-352-6312
Fax: 760-352-1063