**Exhibit10.18**

 

Employment Offer to ThomasKersting

 
| Title:              | Merchant                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Reporting to:       | Commercial Manager                                                                                                                                                  |
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| Starting Date:      | May 6, 1996                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Starting Salary:    | $42,000 per year. First  month to be prorated based upon starting date.                                                                                             |
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| Incentive Plan:     | Any incentive plan has  yet to be established. Once established, you will be eligible to participate  in accordance to the plan’s guidelines.                  |
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| Performance Review: | Performance Reviews will  be conducted every six (6) months. Salary reviews will be conducted annually  at the end of each fiscal year (August 31).                 |
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| Benefits:           | Any employee benefits  package has yet to be established. Once established you will become eligible  to participate in accordance to each plan’s requirements. |
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| Holidays:           | New Year’s Day, Easter,  Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas                                                                      |
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| Vacation:           | You will receive ten  (10) days vacation per year (September 1 through August 31).                                                                                  |
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| Termination:        | Employment is at will.                                                                                                                                              |

 

I have read and understand that my signature below denotes myacceptance of this offer.

 
| **SOUTH  DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS**  |                              | **CANDIDATE**  |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
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| By:                                        |   /s/ Rodney G. Christianson |                |   | By: |  /s/ Thomas J. Kersting |   |
| Rodney G. Christianson                     |                              | Thomas J. Kersting  |
| Chief Executive Officer               |                              |                |
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| Date:                                      |  3/26/96                     |                |   | Date: |  5/20/96 |   |
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