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
Please click on a Topflight Location below for Staff, Phone & Contact Info
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.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Closing Markets: Corn: -0.25. Beans: -4. Wheat: -3. State Bank of Bement will be passing out Harvest Bags TOMORROW! 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: Who is the longest tenured employee with Topflight Grain Cooperative? (answer below)
Market Recap- It was more of the same across Chicago ag futures markets on Tuesday, with the space closing mostly quietly lower in what continues to be choppy, directionless trade following last week's doozy of a WASDE update. The products saw the biggest downside moves today from a percentage standpoint, but overall feel and market sentiment was much the same as yesterday with spot corn and soybean futures barely mustering a more than 3 cent trading range the last hour+ of the day.
Corn Summary- Traders are continuing to debate the USDA's production figures and subsequent gain in ending stocks in the corn market from last week, with there little new of note otherwise over the last couple days and harvest now just about in full swing. Farmer hedge selling has been overshadowed a bit by fund liquidation to this point, but we would imagine this increases as they begin to move out of beans and back into corn. Outside of the US, European corn futures rallied to new contract highs on Tuesday on more crop cuts in France, but the numbers didn't do anything to change overall sentiment in the market for the most part with the drought situation there this summer largely known.
Soybean Summary- It was the oil that stole the show a bit in the soy complex on Tuesday, with futures seeing gains of more than a penny/lb through the first part of the morning session but then diving lower into the afternoon on what could've been buy the rumor, sell the fact type trading in regards to the EPA announcement. In other news, there were cash rumors that China was back in the market for new purchases but no evidence of such to this point, and meal futures also saw lower trade on the day though there wasn't a lot of reason given for the selling.
Wheat Summary- Wheat futures trade quietly for a second straight day this week, finishing just barely in the red on what continues to be a lack of anything substantial out of the Black Sea and as cash offers in Europe continue to indicate that there remains an adequate amount of supply available. The higher trade in European corn futures also spilled into European wheat markets which could help US futures the rest of the week, but we imagine trade stays choppier than not amid the ongoing back and forth headlines regarding the situation in the Black Sea.
Outside News Headlines- Crude oil futures up around $0.70/bbl.
Weather Updates- Though there's additional rains in the forecast for the Midwest the rest of the week this week, temperatures are getting most of the media attention, with record heat across the region today and yesterday expected to be replaced with what looks to be the first shot of winter-like air by the end of the week and weekend. Highs through MO, IL and IN look to drop some 30 degrees over the coming days, with lows Friday night into Saturday expected in the 30s. Rainfall-wise, models today still see a frontal boundary producing 1-3" of precip by the end of the week through a fairly wide corridor from west-central TX north and east through MO and IL and into WI and the broader Great Lakes region. Exact locations and amounts will be variable, but the forecast generally has the larger rainfall totals further to the south in TX and OK. The extended forecast from the EU model has the pattern staying blocked for the most part, with high pressure in the east and low pressure in the west keeping flow out of the southwest. This will allow to storms to work along the boundary in-between, keeping the midsection of the country active while both the East and West Coasts have drier biases. The forecast continues to be quiet for the most part in South America, with rains and temperatures both near average throughout much of Argentina, while Brazil continues to see too much rainfall in the south and too little in the north but just the right amount throughout the central part of the country, which is where most of the ag production is located.
Answer: Rick Stone, Cisco Superintendent. 31 years!
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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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