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.
Market Recap- It was a quietly lower start to the week for the most part in Chicago on Monday, with tomorrow's WASDE update and Black Sea meeting, along with another get-together between Presidents Trump and Xi next week, largely keeping a lid on any sort of activity throughout the course of the day. There are questions regarding demand for both crops that will remain ongoing beyond tomorrow, but it will likely be NASS's final touches on crop production figures for the year that draw the most trader attention initially. Momentum stays to the downside for now, but the report is going to need to give the market some sort of new bearish information to send prices more sharply lower from current levels.
Corn Summary- Corn futures closed lower to start the week on Monday, though held last week's low at least in the case of the December contract as there really wasn't a lot of new input to the space throughout the course of the day. As it pertains to tomorrow, we would simply readers that a month ago the trade was almost certain that yields and production - and thereby ending stocks - were going to have to work lower, only for the opposite to happen and the market to react quite negatively. We don't know that the crop is going to get a whole lot bigger tomorrow, but in our opinion, it's also not a foregone conclusion that it's going to get smaller either, and one should probably have an open mind when it comes to the figure in particular. Otherwise, it will be interesting to see whether exports get lowered or if the USDA kicks that can down the road after what's been a rather poor start to the season, and it will also be interesting to see what happens with ethanol demand as margins remain elevated and talk of year-round via the Democratic election win last week gets louder again.
Soybean Summary- The soy complex was mostly lower to start the week on Monday, with the beans in the red and the products mixed ahead of what is expected to be a bit of market mover in tomorrow's WASDE update. The million dollar question is what happens with yields and whether they reached a record average across the US this year, but like corn, there's also going to be interest in the demand side of the balance sheet and what happens with exports following a much better start to the season than was had a year ago. Though an increase would be justified, we imagine USDA slow rolls any kind of major increase for a bit still due to the fact that there's just simply a lot of unknown surrounding Chinese buying beyond the first year. We have little question Beijing will reach their 25 MMT purchase agreement for 2026, but the trade is quite curious as to whether they intend to make good on an equal commitment for 2028 and if so, when those purchases will start showing up. If Brazil continues pumping out 180+ MMT soybean crops, China is going to keep taking their supplies and the US is going to continue to be the fill-in supplier, much the same as its been for most of the last ten years.
Wheat Summary- Wheat futures had a quiet start to the week on Monday, closing lower but inside of last week's range as there exists a considerable amount of unknown surrounding what will develop in Abu Dhabi during tomorrow's peace talks. We've expressed doubt regarding the overall situation previously, and will continue to beat that drum today as it just doesn't seem as though much has changed in terms of what the aggressor - Russia - is interested in achieving. Putin wants the entire Donbas region, which makes up roughly 10% of eastern Ukraine, and Zelensky has, for the most part, continued to adamantly reject any sort of proposition. No matter how many other world leaders get involved in the discussions, if this doesn't change, we find it unlikely that the fighting stops. That said, we're hopeful that assessment proves incorrect, and that leaders from the US and the EU are able to push the sides in the right direction in tomorrow's upcoming discussions.
Outside News Headlines- Crude oil futures down $3.00+/bbl.
Weather Updates- Forecasts have a small low pressure system working across the central part of the Midwest Wednesday/Thursday which will bring some light rainfall, but the forecast for the region this week is otherwise quiet. Rainfall totals from the EU model into the weekend are seen at no more than a half inch for a small area from east-central IA to WV, with totals then increasing east of the Appalachian Mountains. Temperatures look to be well above average throughout the Midwest for the first part of the week this week but will then cool back to more seasonally normal levels by the end of the week. Daytime highs today and tomorrow are expected to reach the mid-50s all the way to Canadian border, which is 15-20 degrees above normal. The week two forecast is back wetter for the central US today coming out of the weekend, as models see systems that are coming into the West Coast this week able to finally make their way back over the mountains. The East Coast is drier in the outlook, and the PNW looks to go back drier after seeing near-daily rainfall this week Temperature outlooks in the extended period continue to show warmer air staying in place across the eastern 2/3 of the US for at least the next two weeks, while a cooler bias develops in the west into the back half of the month. Brazil's forecast for the next week trended wetter over the weekend, with week one rainfall totals from the GFS model seen in a range of 2-4" for most all of the central part of the country from east to west, while the north into the Amazon stays dry and the far south also sees a bit of dryness. Argentina sees normal rainfall this week also, if not slightly above in some areas, and is also expected to see warmer temperatures over the next several days than have been seen throughout most of the early growing season so far.
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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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