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 twelve facilities is 49 million bushels.
12 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 12 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.
Trivia: What is the official state fish of Illinois? (answer below)
Market Recap- Corn and soybean futures scored another round of new harvest lows on Tuesday, finishing the day lower as the selling that's been seen for much of the last few weeks seems to not quite be over yet. It's hard to determine at this point how much war premium - if any - the grain and soy markets have in them, but it's worth noting that should things start to get worked out in the Middle East and energy prices decline, it would likely at be least somewhat negative other markets short term.
Corn Summary- More selling was had across the corn market Tuesday, with futures prices again finishing lower after scoring another new low for the move earlier in the session. We said a month ago that El Niño and the world geopolitical situation would likely keep funds from totally exiting their net-long position that they'd sat on throughout the spring and summer, but it now seems that assessment may have been incorrect as they are likely near even as things stand today. We still find it unlikely that they build any sort of big net-short position, but increased acreage in South America via early soybean planting and some sort of progress on grain flows in the Black Sea would both be inputs that could also make that opinion wrong. AgResource Co. pointed out today that Dec 25 corn futures traded in a narrow 20-30 cent range for much of November and December a year ago, and we wouldn't be surprised to see a similar pattern unfold this year.
Soybean Summary- The soy complex finished mostly lower Tuesday, with the beans in the red and the products mixed on what continues to be more long liquidation and negative chart patterns. Jan beans seem set on making a run at the $12 level in the coming days, but this is the upper end of more solid support, which means we can't rule out a probe below here in the short term. Selling in the meal also seems likely to continue short term mostly on the idea that the only real remaining fund length at this point is here and in the beans. There are demand questions beyond the first of the year and a crop in Brazil that is off to a good start again that are likely to remain limiting factors on the upside.
Wheat Summary- Wheat futures rounded out the selling on Tuesday, also finishing lower as there continues to be headway being made on peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Whether anything comes out of these talks remains to be seen, but traders for weeks now have acted as if some sort of progress is likely to occur. We'd reiterate that the situation on the ground and the ongoing reports of infrastructure and vessel attacks would say otherwise, but it would seem that a building short position by the funds in Chicago futures is telling as to what the 'smart' money thinks is on the horizon. That said, we'll remind that there has been a significant amount of damage done since summer, and even if the two sides agree to a ceasefire next week, export flows are still going to be far from normal for some time.
Outside News Headlines- Crude oil futures up $0.20+/bbl.
Weather Updates- A slow moving, low pressure system continues to work across the central part of the US this afternoon, with rains stretching from the Great Lakes to the southeast along a frontal boundary. The rains will continue working north and east through the day on Wednesday and into Thursday, but the models go back drier then after that into the weekend. The extended forecast into the middle of the month is little changed this afternoon, with the US west of the Rockies and the West Coast wet, while the rest of the country goes back over drier into the middle of the month. There continues to be no sign that any sort of cooler air moves into the US over the next two weeks, with warmth expected to remain in place across the whole of the country and Canada. Weather for Argentina and Brazil remains mostly normal, with scattered rains expected to continue falling across the ag areas in both regions over the next couple weeks. Brazil is seen on the marginally warmer side of normal while Argentina is cooler, but there aren't many temperature concerns for either country at this point either.
Answer: The Bluegill. In 1986 Illinois let school children across the state vote, and later it was formalized.
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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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