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
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 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.
Friday, October 30, 2026 Closing Markets: Corn: -3.50. Beans: -0.50. Wheat: -0.25. All TFG locations will be CLOSED Sunday, November 1st for a day of rest. Thank you! Good evening!
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Market Recap- Happy Friday. The Board of Trade had a quiet close to the week on Friday, with markets mixed on minimal fresh input and waning volume into the end of the day. Grain and soy markets are oversold and are trying to form a bottom, but like we've talked about previously this week, it's going to take some sort of bullish spark - whether that be yield adjustments, or Chinese demand, or a crop failure in South America - to get any sort of larger up move started.
Corn Summary- Corn futures closed lower Friday, ending the week on a down note as the market continues to try and form a seasonal post-harvest bottom amid an ongoing lack of fresh input. There was optimism surrounding potential Chinese grain purchases again this week for all of a day, but there's been little evidence to support this theory since and until the business actually shows up, there will likely be few who get overly excited about the prospects. The remaining bit of harvest that's left to go looks to see a slight slowdown next week, but its hurry up and wait for the November crop report otherwise, which looks to produce the next chance at a change in the fundamentals.
Soybean Summary- The soy complex was mixed to end the week Friday, with the beans near unchanged and the products two-sided as fresh input here was also minimal. Meal futures wound up closing the week right on major chart support in the $324.0 area, which is going to be a place to watch for next week. Like the grains, meal seems to be looking for a price level that's going to encourage global demand, and it seems today as though that level has not yet been reached.
Wheat Summary- Wheat futures finished on either side of unchanged to wrap up the week Friday, with there still nothing new in terms of Black Sea developments and as the China rumors circulated earlier in the week have not produced any new business. The geopolitical front has gone a bit quiet this week, which means were not likely to get any sort of new details on a potential Trump-Putin-Zelensky meeting until after the first part of next week. Short term, its headlines out of the Black Sea that are likely to continue to have the most market impact, but this will change should China show up in the US export market.
Outside News Headlines- Crude oil futures up $1.50+/bbl.
Weather Updates- Weekend weather for the Corn Belt looks to be a little cooler and a little cloudier than the conditions seen previously this week, but a full-on wetter outlook doesn't emerge until the first part of next week, with rains of any meaningful quantity still limited to the western part of the region for the most part. Models this afternoon have 1-4" of rainfall then for the broader region into the end of the week next week, though exact totals will be scattered and could be more or less than that range as a rather large low pressure system dips into the south and then veers back up through the central part of the country. The system will bring cooler temperatures along with it also, with highs then through the week next week expected to be cooler than those seen the last couple weeks. Following the system next week, there's poor model agreement, but the better performing EU model has high pressure then setting back up across the east, turning things back off drier again and keeping daytime highs warmer than normal for the time of year. Split flow likely keeps the southern third of the US wetter on the margin, while the north stays drier. Nothing new today for the forecast in South America, as the models continue to show frontal rains working through northern Argentina/southern Brazil into next week. The rains will be enough for early season crop development in most areas and even too much for some areas in the south, but its monsoonal rains from the north in late November and through December that will likely make or break the Brazil soybean crop this year. Argy rainfall into next week looks to move a little north, but still maintains good coverage across most all the country's growing regions. Temperatures are still on the cooler side of normal here, but have been warming through the week and are seen close to average by the end of next week.
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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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