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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FORTUN WAYNE M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [CHRW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 14701 CHARLSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2012 (Street) EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/03/2012   M   6,000 A $ 14.625 24,159 D   Common Stock 02/03/2012   S   105 D $ 64.54 24,054 D   Common Stock 02/03/2012   S   100 D $ 64.53 23,954 D   Common Stock 02/03/2012   S   1,296 D $ 64.5219 22,658 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Director Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.625

02/03/2012

M

6,000

02/15/2002

02/14/2012

Common Stock

6,000

$ 0

0

D

Director Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.82

02/07/2003

02/06/2013

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Phantom Stock (Director Units)

(1)

12/31/2006(2)

12/31/2010(2)

Common Stock

666

666 (4)

D

Phantom Stock (Director Units)

(1)

12/31/2007(2)

12/31/2011(2)

Common Stock

546

546 (4)

D

Phantom Stock (Director Units)

(1)

12/31/2008(2)

12/31/2012(2)

Common Stock

876

876

D

Phantom Stock (Director Units)

(1)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,581

2,311

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FORTUN WAYNE M 14701 CHARLSON ROAD EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347	X

Signatures

/s/Troy Renner, Attorney in fact for Wayne M. Fortun		02/07/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	1-for-1
(2)	Vests annually each year end based on the financial performance of the Company, beginning and ending the dates shown.
(3)	Issued as Director Compensation, upon board termination, the shares of phantom stock become payable in common stock in accordance with the election of the reporting person.
(4)	Adjusted to reflect termination of Director Units due to failure to achieve financial performance-based vesting criteria.

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