Photo by Robert Wolfington III Marlin Pieske, left, shows Sylvia Liu, Catherine Xu and Jessica Jiang a grain bag that just came off a conveyer belt. The three women from China along with twin brothers Neto and Santo Zanin are visiting various CHS locations around Minnesota, including a stop in the Marshall area this week.

MARSHALL — It’s a cultural exchange that is bringing together China, Brazil and the United States to talk about food, grain and energy. CHS Marshall is hosting five guests this week, including three women from China and twin brothers from Brazil. The five visitors are part of the CHS employee exchange with its international partners. The group is touring the region, vising Marshall, Tracy and Ruthton, to get a closer look at grain elevators and agronomy centers. Neto and Santo Zanin’s father manages Seara, the largest CHS soybean supplier in Brazil. “We saw all the work that CHS does,” said Neto Zanin. “(Wednesday) we got to see the process for bagging seed.” The Zanin brothers are working with CHS during a three-week visit to gain a better understanding of what CHS does in Minnesota. University of Minnesota graduate student Catherine Xu from the Shanghai region of China is serving as an intern for CHS in St. Paul.