EXHIBIT 10.21


                                   ADDENDUM TO
                       LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT


         This Addendum is entered into as of 8:00 a.m., C.D.T., on July 23,
1998, by Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives ("CHS"), a Minnesota cooperative
corporation, and Farmland Industries, Inc. ("Farmland"), a Kansas cooperative
corporation. CHS and Farmland are collectively referred to in this Addendum as
the "Members".

                                    RECITALS

         A. CHS and Farmland are Members of Country Energy, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Company"), pursuant to a Limited Liability
Agreement dated June 29, 1998 (the "LLC Agreement"). All capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the LLC
Agreement.

         B. The Members desire to amend the provisions of Sections 2.6 and
2.10(a) of Article II of the LLC Agreement.

         In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, the Members agree as follows:

         1. Sections 2.6 and 2.10(a) of Article II of the LLC Agreement are
         hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:

                  2.6 Agreement to Finalize Certain Operative Documents. The
         Members recognize that certain Exhibits (and certain Schedules attached
         to such Exhibits), which consist of certain Operative Agreements, have
         not been agreed upon as of the date hereof. The Members agree to
         negotiate and work together in good faith to finalize such Operative
         Agreements in accordance with the understandings of the Members as of
         the date hereof. When the Members and the Company reach agreement with
         respect to the terms of all of the Operative Agreements, the Members
         and the Company shall execute such agreements and attach such
         agreements as Exhibits to this Agreement.

                  2.10 Business Plan.

                           (a) The Members agree to work together in good faith
                  to adopt a Business Plan as soon as possible covering the
                  three fiscal years commencing on September 1, 1998 (the
                  "Initial Business Plan").

         2. In all other respects, the LLC Agreement, as amended hereby, is
         confirmed by the Members.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.


CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES           FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.

By: /s/ Noel K. Estenson                    By: /s/ Robert W. Honse
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Name: Noel K. Estenson                      Name: Robert W. Honse
Title: Chief Executive Officer              Title: Executive Vice President