Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. is a farmer-owned grain cooperative in the heartland of the USA in the middle of Illinois grain belt.
The rich soils and modern farm practices produce record yields of quality grains.
Founded in 1998
Formed in 1998 as the consolidation of three local grain cooperatives and additional mergers in 2000, 2003 & 2014, Topflight Grain Cooperative serves grain producers in Piatt, Macon, Moultrie, Dewitt, Douglas, Champaign, & Logan counties. Permanent storage capacity of the nineteen facilities is 48 million bushels.
13 Year-Round Locations in Central Illinois
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The Decatur processing plants of ADM & Primient are just 25 miles from many of the facilities. Processing plants and ethanol plants near Pekin are just 40 miles from the Logan County elevators; Bloomington, IL processors are just 30 miles away. Gibson City processors and One Earth Energy are only 30 miles from the Seymour elevator. These markets provide many market opportunities for the quality grain grown by the 2,600 stockholders of Topflight Grain. The numerous trucking firms that serve all of Topflight’s grain elevators ensure prompt delivery to meet contract specifications.
Topflight Rain Map
Topflight Central Illinois locations’ Rain Map featuring year-to-date totals of rainfall at 13 Topflight Grain locations.
Topflight Grain facilities at Bement, Milmine and Monticello are located directly on the Norfolk Southern rail main line, allowing shipments of grain into Decatur, movement to the Illinois River, east coast, or the export market. Through a reciprocal agreement, switching on the Illinois Central affords the opportunity for export markets via the Gulf of Mexico. The expanded Topflight Grain facility at Pierson Station is located on a short-line railroad that gives us access to three Class 1 railroads. Those lines: the CSX (Southeast Markets), UP ( Western Markets), and CN serve the Center Gulf export markets. The facility can load up to 110 car shuttle trains.
Illinois Licensed Grain Dealer
Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. is a state-licensed grain dealer and participant of the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund.
Illinois Licensed Grain Dealer
Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc. is a state-licensed grain dealer and participant of the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund.
With the forecasted precip for tonight Topflight will not be dumping trucks until noon on Friday 10/2. Monticello, Emery, and Tabor offices will be available tomorrow morning to answer any question!
TFG Customer Appreciation Lunches are on!! 11:30-1:30 pm! Come get a pork chop! MONDAY!! ~ JOHNSTON SIDING The United Church of Atwood will be serving pork chop lunches Saturday, 10/3 from 11am-1pm in Pierson by free-will donation! The Sadorus 4H all stars will be selling BBQ meals and baked goods Sunday, 10/4 from 11am-1:30pm in Milmine State Bank of Bement will be passing out Harvest Bags Thursday, 10/8 from 1:30-3:30pm in Monticello & LaPlace State Bank of Bement will be passing out Harvest Bags Friday, 10/9 from 1:30-3:30pm in Milmine The Prospect Baseball Team will be selling sandwiches Saturday, 10/10 from 10am-2pm in Pierson State Bank of Bement will be passing out Harvest Bags Wednesday, 10/14 from 1:30-3:30pm in Bement United Prairie will be serving lunch Friday, 10/16 from 11am-1pm in Pierson
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Trivia: What river flows through the Grand Canyon? (answer below)
Market Recap- The start to October was a much quieter affair than was seen to end September yesterday, with grain markets making a rather feeble effort to claw back some of the losses seen and the soy complex lower in all three markets on limited fresh input and as the dust continued to settle on yesterday's stocks updates. The finding of a few extra million tons of corn adds a little bit of cushion to the new crop balance sheet in the US, but it does absolutely nothing to the risk present from the pair of ongoing wars on the other side of the world or the surging El Niño that have produced a lot of the fund buying seen over the last couple months. Long liquidation has been occurring this week, but we still view the broader fundamental landscape across the CBOT ag space as more supportive than not longer term.
Corn Summary- Corn futures closed quietly higher on Thursday after trading in the red for much of the morning session, though follow-through selling from the lashing seen yesterday was largely limited as funds seemingly pressed pause on an all-out mass liquidation of their long position. We talked about it some yesterday, but the speculative length in the market isn't just a product of perceived crop loss in the US - the situation in the Black Sea, El Niño risks in South America, crop loss out of Europe, and broader macro inflation fears are also all reasons, and we would argue that not a lot has changed regarding any of those fronts this week. We'll see what commitment of traders data from the CFTC shows the next couple weeks, but it’s our opinion that funds don't likely liquidate a lot of their position until they know whether interest rates are going to go up again before the end of the year or until they know there won't be crop issues in Brazil and Argentina.
Soybean Summary- The soy complex closed lower again on Thursday, though was well off its lows in the case of all three markets as a bit of last hour buying emerged to bring values back a bit into the close. With there nothing new on the sales front regarding China, talk and focus was decidedly more centered on the grain markets and this left the complex to play second fiddle a bit throughout the course of the day. From here, China's buying pace will continue to receive scrutiny as it pertains to demand, but we don't see the USDA making a ton of big adjustments to either crush or exports short term, which means its probably the supply side of the equation that will have the most impact on ending stocks the next couple months. We don't know where final yields will land any better than anyone else, but we would simply offer a reminder that the USDA could be close to accurate and that they do not have to go down from here.
Wheat Summary- It was more of the same in the wheat market on Thursday, with prices higher in a rebound fashion from yesterday while a lot of the talk in the market continues to be centered on export capacity out of Russia and Ukraine. That the market made new lows for the move again today first before turning and finishing in the green keeps momentum firmly to the downside, but between the Black Sea situation and the lack of planted area in the US, we are questioning how long this will remain the case. Most feel there still isn't a lot of war premium in the current flat price environment, and the big question is one of if/when does this begin to occur. Funds are long everything else but have used US wheat futures as the short leg on spreads against futures in Europe.
Outside News Headlines- Crude oil futures up around $2.00/bbl.
Weather Updates- Forecasts for the Corn Belt stay wet for another day or two into the weekend, but then models continue to show a drier pattern emerging after that and into next week as high pressure builds back into the central US. Areas along the Gulf look to continue getting moisture but otherwise, the bulk of the rest of the country has little if any rainfall chances starting next week for at least the next 10+ days The temperature forecast remains little changed into the weekend, with cooler air expected to expand east over the next couple days while any sort of heat is generally shoved west. Nothing new in the extended forecast this afternoon, with precip maps into mid-month still showing drier biases across most of the country while precip is confined to FL and other areas along the Gulf. Temperatures look to be generally mixed though, with the west warm relative to normal while the east stays average to slightly below average.
Answer: The Colorado River
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Bailey Runyen Grain Originator | Topflight Grain Coop. 101 N. Main St. | Cisco, IL 61830 Phone :: 217-669-2141 Email :: brunyen@tfgrain.com Image ...
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