CORN deliveries beginning 1-14-26 are eligible for:

Delayed Pricing – FREE moisture averaged by farm ID (within a 30 day delivery period) and shrunk to 15.0% FREE DP is until 2:00 p.m. on 8-31-26, new 2026 crop rates will go into effect at that time.

CORN deliveries beginning 1-14-26 are eligible for:

Open Storage – moisture averaged by farm ID (within a 30 day delivery period) and shrunk to 14.0% charges of NO drop charge and .0012 cent per bushel per day (3.5 cents per month) thru 8-31-26, new 2026 crop rates will go into effect at that time.

BEAN deliveries beginning 1-14-26 are eligible for:

Delayed Pricing – FREE NO MOISTURE AVERAGING (within a 30 day delivery period) and shrunk to 13.0% FREE DP is until 2:00 p.m. on 8-31-26, new 2026 crop rates will go into effect at that time.

BEAN deliveries beginning 1-14-26 are eligible for:

Open Storage – NO MOISTURE AVERAGING (within a 30 day delivery period) and shrunk to 13.0% charges of NO drop charge and .0012 cent per bushel per day (3.5 cents per month) thru 8-31-26, new 2026 crop rates will go into effect at that time.

SPACE AS AVAILABLE FOR CORN & BEANS

Why Choose the Average Pricing Program?

• Build a solid base for your 2026 crop marketing plan.
• Capture seasonal highs: Historically, January through June offers the strongest pricing opportunities.
• Flexibility: Commit only 20–35% of an average crop, leaving room for additional marketing.
• Take the emotion out of pricing—a great option for landlords.
• No enrollment cost.
• Extended marketing window: Sell ahead instead of after harvest (19 months vs. 9 months).

Ludlow Coop’s Average Pricing Program

Set Weeks: February 11 – June 24, 2026

• Weekly pricing every Wednesday at noon.
• 20 weeks total; final price is the average of all weekly pricings.
• Based on December (CZ26) corn futures and November (SX26) bean futures.
• Contracts are for Fall 2026 delivery.
• Sign-up deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Contract must be signed and received before start date.

Patron’s Choice Average Pricing Contract

Your Choice of Consecutive Weeks

• Weekly pricing every Wednesday at noon.
• Choose any consecutive weeks between January 14 – August 26, 2026.
• Based on CZ26 corn futures and SX26 bean futures.
• Contracts are for Fall 2026 delivery.

Ready to Enroll?

Contact your settlement location with:

• Number of bushels
• Chosen dates (for Patron’s Choice)
• Delivery location

Ludlow Coop Offices:

• Buckley: (217) 394-2331
• Danforth: (815) 269-2390
• Ludlow: (217) 396-4111
• Piper City: (815) 707-3347
• Goodwine: (815) 457-2880

This is the list of the newly elected board members who will be serving for the 2025/2026 fiscal year.

Roger Gustafson (Paxton) – President
Kenny During (Rantoul)– Vice President
Robert Schmid (Buckley)– Secretary
Cory Roelfs (Rantoul)– Treasurer
Steve Glazik (Paxton)
Dan Kief (Loda)
Jeff McGehee (Onarga)
Brent Neukomm (Cissna Park)
Jim Niewold (Loda)
Mike Otto (Buckley)
Pat Quinlan (Ludlow)

We have posted the current rates for drying and storage grain on our website.

Please visit our Crop Policy Service Rates page for Corn and Soybeans to plan for your storage and drying needs for this harvest season.

Please call the office if you have questions: 217-396-4111

2025 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders will be held:

Wednesday, September 03, 2025
The Cadillac 108 W State St. Paxton, IL
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  for registration,
Buffet style dinner from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. (Provided by Luke’s one stop)
Shareholders meeting will  begin at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by August 22, 2025

The Ludlow Coop Newsletter is available online.
>> See latest Ludlow Coop Newsletter

Don’t miss out….
with the rapidly changing markets we can monitor the CBOT for you during the 17 ½ hours of daily trade.

To take advantage of this FREE service, call or email a settlement location with your pricing offer and the information below.

• The commodity (Corn, Beans, or Wheat- delivery to Buckley or Ludlow locations ONLY)
• The number of bushels you would like to price
• The Ludlow Coop location where you would like to deliver grain to
• What price/futures you would like
• The delivery period of your bushels (Examples: Cash, January, New Crop)

We keep grain pricing offers up to 30 days; we will reach out to you when/if offers are picked up.

Buckley 217-394-2331
Danforth 815-269-2390
Ludlow 217-396-4111
Goodwine 815-457-2880
Piper City 815-707-3347

It’s time to start marketing for the 2025 new crop year we are offering… Ludlow Coop’s Average Pricing Program or you can pick your Average Pricing Weeks

Average Pricing Contract

Helps you to create a base for a marketing plan on your 2025 crop

• Price grain when the average historical seasonal values are at their highest (January through June).
• Still leave a good portion of your grain to market (Recommend to commit no more than 20-35% of an average crop).
• A good way to help your landlords get some pricing done and take the emotion out of pricing grain.
• Extends the producers marketing window, selling ahead instead of after harvest (19 months vs. 9 months).

Ludlow Coop’s Average Pricing Program (using our set weeks):

Details:

• Weekly pricing will be done at noon each Wednesday.
• Pricings will run from February 12th through June 25th (20 weeks total).
• Your final price will be an average of these 20 weekly pricings.
• Prices will be based on the December (CZ25) corn futures and November (SX25) bean Futures.
• Contracts will be for fall 2025 delivery corn and soybeans. All you will need to do is let us know how many bushels you want to put into the program along with which Ludlow Coop location you will be delivering to and a purchase contract will be written when you sign up
  (No pricing on contract until the end of program).
• There is no cost to the producer for this program. Sign up no later than Tuesday, February 11th.
• Contract must be signed & received by a Ludlow Coop Facility prior to the start date.

Patron’s Choice Average price contract (your choice of consecutive weeks):

*** patrons can choose your own pricing window ***

Details:

• Weekly pricing will be done at noon each Wednesday.
• YOU choose the pricing period between the dates of February 05, 2025 thru August 27, 2025.
• Must be consecutive weeks – you choose the number of weeks, prior to contract start date.
• Prices will be based off December Corn futures (CZ25)and November Bean futures (SX25).
• Contracts will be for fall 2025 delivery corn and/or soybeans.
• Bushels to be stated prior to start of weekly pricing.
• There is no cost to the producer for this program.
• Contract must be signed & received by a Ludlow Coop facility prior to YOUR start date.

Be sure to give us your email address as weekly pricing info will be emailed. Final pricing and a copy of your contract updated with the average price will be mailed to you at the end of the programs.

Contact one of the Ludlow offices for more information and to get signed up!

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