FCStone Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSX), a commodity risk management firm, announced today that it has sold a portion of its stake in FGDI, LLC to Agrex, Inc., a grain company fully-owned by Mitsubishi. Following the sale, Agrex will own 75% of FGDI while FCStone will retain a 25% minority interest. FGDI acts as a grain dealer in the United States and international markets, primarily Asia, Latin America and Canada. The primary role of FGDI is to link merchandisers of grain products through the company's network of industry contacts, serving as an intermediary to facilitate the purchase and sale of grain.

?We believe the sale of our majority stake in FGDI to a company of Mitsubishi's caliber will provide the company with greater resources to expand its operations,? said Pete Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, ?At the same time, by retaining a minority ownership in FGDI, we will continue to benefit from the company's network of industry contacts and grain merchandising capabilities.?

According to Shinsuke (?Sandy?) Tokue of Agrex:

?We are excited about the opportunity to expand further into the United States, which is the world's largest grain producing and exporting country. FGDI is an exclusive operator of a key grain export facility in Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast that, along with our existing operations on the West Coast, gives us nationwide grain exporting capabilities. Through this acquisition, we expect to further develop grain procurement business in the US as well as the grain export business through Mitsubishi's grain sales network covering Japan and the rest of Asia.?

About FCStone Group, Inc.

FCStone Group, Inc., along with its affiliates, is an integrated commodity risk management company providing risk management consulting and transaction execution services to commercial commodity intermediaries, end-users and producers. The firm assists primarily middle market customers in optimizing their profit margins and mitigating exposure to commodity price risk. In addition to risk management consulting services, FCStone, LLC, operates one of the leading independent clearing and execution platforms for exchange-traded futures and options contracts. FCStone Group, Inc., serves more than 7,500 customers and in the 12 months ended November 30, 2006, executed 50.2 million derivative contracts in the exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets. In addition to renewable fuels, the FCStone Group companies work in all the major commodity areas including agriculture, energy, foods, forestry, and currency exchange. Headquartered in the Midwest, it has offices located throughout the world and is a clearing member of all major North American Futures exchanges. FCStone Group, Inc., trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ?FCSX.?

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