GRAIN
When you work with River Valley Cooperative grain, you gain a local partner in your operation who is committed to making grain marketing and delivery as easy and efficient as possible.
We’re a stable, financially healthy cooperative, which allows us flexibility how we work with grain customers. From timely, accurate payments to a variety of contracting options, we’ll help you do business the way you want to, when you want to.
Do business the way that works best for you
Whether you prefer to talk directly to someone or act through your phone, we have choices for you.
- The online experience from River Valley Cooperative enables you to manage your grain account conveniently and proactively from your computer or phone 24-hours a day.
- Our full-time team of merchandisers and grain buyers are here to help you reach your grain marketing objectives.
- Our full-time logistics team can help with trucking needs to help you act on market opportunities.
- We utilize a robust quality assurance program to ensure grain meets standards.
CONTRACTS AND SERVICES
If you’re going to capture a profitable price for your grain, it helps to have a partner who can help you navigate today’s volatile grain markets.We offer a variety of marketing tools, and we access numerous markets, which helps us offer you strong prices for your grain.
Our grain contracts range from cash sales to hedge-to-arrive and more. We also offer deferred payment contracts, direct deposit of grain checks, grain hauling services and grain market insights.
We’ll find a solution that works for your operation!
DELIVERIES
River Valley Cooperative provides two delivery options for marketing your grain:- More than 40 million bushels of licensed storage space between our facilities in Iowa and Illinois. These include our feed milling facilities, which utilize 50,000 bushels of corn/day.
- A direct-ship program to local terminals. Bushels can be delivered to several delivery points through different freight options. The same marketing options available for grain hauled into our elevators are available on direct-ship bushels. We offer multiple delivery points and can price grain delivered or as farm pick-up.
WEEKLY COMMENTARIES
DAILY GRAIN BIDS
Download the pdf document and easily compare grain bids, enabling you to plan for the day ahead.
WEATHER
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Humidity
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Dew Point
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Barometer
30.06 inHg
Winds
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Sunrise
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Sunset
06:48 PM
Fri 9/29
Sat 9/30
Sun 10/01
Mon 10/02
Tue 10/03
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Low
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GRAIN BIDS
FUTURES
OPTIONS
OUR TEAM
Contact your grain originator to request a Discount Schedule. For more information on any of our grain services, contact River Valley Cooperative’s grain marketing team:
Sam Bair
Sam Bair
Office: (309) 883-3158
Taylor Bensenberg
Taylor Bensenberg
Office: (563) 285-1737
Michelle Cooney
Michelle Cooney
Office: (309) 714-1154
Cody Forde
Cody Forde
Office: (309) 714-9286
Marcia Hix
Marcia Hix
Office: (815) 445-2311
Mike Moellenbeck
Vice President, Grain
Kale Petersen
Regional Sales Manager
Dean Sweenie
Director of Grain
Sara Yerkey
Sara Yerkey
Office: (309) 937-2435
Taylor Bensenberg
Taylor Bensenberg
Office: (563) 285-1737
Brenda Hansen
Brenda Hansen
Office: (563) 285-1713
Caleb Kaufmann
Caleb Kaufmann
Office: (563) 770-5243
Phil Knuth
Phil Knuth
Office: (319) 482-3101
Kurt Kramer
Kurt Kramer
Office: (563) 285-1712
Mike Moellenbeck
Vice President, Grain
Kale Petersen
Regional Sales Manager
Allison Ryan
Allison Ryan
Office: (563) 932-2101
Bridgett Wildermuth
Transportation
RIVER VALLEY COOPERATIVE GRAIN LOCATIONS
GRAIN RESOURCES
Grain ACH Authorization Form
As a continuing effort to provide our customers with the most efficient service possible, River Valley Cooperative offers Direct Deposit for your grain checks. You have the option of picking up your settlement sheets or you can have them emailed to you. If you have any questions regarding this program, please call 563-285-1714.
Download PDF document: Grain ACH Authorization Form
2022 Harvest Information
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Schedules and Policies
- Contact your grain originator to request a Discount Schedule