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News Announcements

Ludlow Coop is Offering Free Delayed Pricing on Corn & Soybean Deliveries

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

Time to Begin Marketing for the 2026 Crop Year with the Average Pricing Program

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

2025-2026 Board Members Elected

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)

2025-2026 Drying and Storage Rates

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

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

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01.27.26 MIDCO MORNING COMMENTS

Good morning. Grain prices are slightly higher as prices recover from the slight weakness yesterday. News continues to be limited. Prices were supported last week on the strong weekly demand reports, so we will wait to see if additional support is seen this week. Of course, Tuesday is the one day without any weekly reports. Parts of southern Brazil and Argentina remain dry. Southern Brazil will see some rain chances later this week, while ARG sees better chances next week. The southern Brazil areas will be closely watched for moisture over the next few weeks regarding the 2nd corn crop. Bean harvest and corn planting continues along an average pace. The FED meets today and no rate change is expected tomorrow afternoon. The comments after the meeting will be closely dissected, including by President Trump. The White House would prefer that the DHS funding to not be pulled out of the combined spending bills. If the Democrats insist it be viewed separately, the chances of a partial shutdown this weekend grow. The Midwest is still mostly frozen over. Precip will be light, but temps stay below freezing for the rest of the week. The river will continue to be a mess during this timeframe. Rail transportation will be slowed in spots, especially those cars traveling to and from the southeast. President Trump is visiting Iowa today and it is likely that the E15 topic comes up. March corn has found a new resistance point near $4.30 with the 200-day moving average ($10.68 ¾) providing the same spot for March beans. The dollar is sharply lower again today, which is offering a least some small support to grains. Producer selling remains sporadic, so would expect another quiet day unless new recent highs are made. Have a safe day.
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01.26.26 MIDCO AFTERNOON COMMENTS

🌽 Corn Market Update
Corn futures saw a lower close to start the week on Monday, as it appears the high made Friday is going to be a bit of a hurdle for the market to overcome this week amid improving weather and what continues to be a burdensome supply outlook around the globe. Export inspection data this morning was again good, but like we've talked about on previous Mondays throughout winter, the market simply doesn't care and sees this as old news at this point. The other limiting factor we see for rallies from here is the fact that farmer likely hasn't sold many bushels for a while, and any sort of up move will quickly be met with him/her cutting ties with some more supply to generate another round of cash needs. The Trump money is great, but it will not cover all the production costs associated with new crop planting this spring.

🌱 Soybean Market Update
Soybeans started the week out trading lower as well on Monday, with both the beans and the meal markets under a similar amount of pressure from what was likely an improvement in the weather outlook for Argentina over the weekend. Remember, while their corn crop this year is expected to be a big one and has taken a lot of the chatter of late, Argentina is far and away the world's number one exporter of soybean meal, which means weather issues there impact this market as well. Otherwise, with China having now reached its 12 MMT purchase agreement, the big question as far as most traders are concerned is does their buying again shut off from here and return to what it was for most of last year, or has the relationship between Trump and Xi made enough progress for the Chinese to continue taking a few cargoes here and there despite clear economic disadvantages to South America.

🌾 Wheat Market Update
Wheat futures saw higher trade in the overnight hours last night to get the week started, but drifted backwards throughout the day session to close lower by the end of the day as the bark regarding this weekend's winter storm appears to have been a bit louder than the bite. The storm's path dumped a good layer of snow cover across a lot of the wheat belt to insulate it against the frigid temps, which some feel likely limited damage. However, any assessment in the next several weeks will be nearly impossible, which means it'll be a game of wait and see until spring when more is hopefully known. Aside from this, there was little new in Russia/Ukraine over the weekend, with most still seemingly rather pessimistic on the idea that any sort of lasting ceasefire is near.
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News Announcements

Ludlow Coop is Offering Free Delayed Pricing on Corn & Soybean Deliveries

Time to Begin Marketing for the 2026 Crop Year with the Average Pricing Program

2025-2026 Board Members Elected

2025-2026 Drying and Storage Rates

2025 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders

Latest News | Summer 2025

Grain Pricing Offers, Have Grain to Price?

2025 Average Pricing

Ludlow Coop is Offering Free Delayed Pricing on Corn & Soybean Deliveries

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01.27.26 MIDCO MORNING COMMENTS

Good morning. Grain prices are slightly higher as prices recover from the slight weakness yesterday. News continues to be limited. Prices were supported last week on the strong weekly demand reports, so we will wait to see if additional support is seen this week. Of course, Tuesday is the one day without any weekly reports. Parts of southern Brazil and Argentina remain dry. Southern Brazil will see some rain chances later this week, while ARG sees better chances next week. The southern Brazil areas will be closely watched for moisture over the next few weeks regarding the 2nd corn crop. Bean harvest and corn planting continues along an average pace. The FED meets today and no rate change is expected tomorrow afternoon. The comments after the meeting will be closely dissected, including by President Trump. The White House would prefer that the DHS funding to not be pulled out of the combined spending bills. If the Democrats insist it be viewed separately, the chances of a partial shutdown this weekend grow. The Midwest is still mostly frozen over. Precip will be light, but temps stay below freezing for the rest of the week. The river will continue to be a mess during this timeframe. Rail transportation will be slowed in spots, especially those cars traveling to and from the southeast. President Trump is visiting Iowa today and it is likely that the E15 topic comes up. March corn has found a new resistance point near $4.30 with the 200-day moving average ($10.68 ¾) providing the same spot for March beans. The dollar is sharply lower again today, which is offering a least some small support to grains. Producer selling remains sporadic, so would expect another quiet day unless new recent highs are made. Have a safe day.
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🌽 Corn Market Update
Corn futures saw a lower close to start the week on Monday, as it appears the high made Friday is going to be a bit of a hurdle for the market to overcome this week amid improving weather and what continues to be a burdensome supply outlook around the globe. Export inspection data this morning was again good, but like we've talked about on previous Mondays throughout winter, the market simply doesn't care and sees this as old news at this point. The other limiting factor we see for rallies from here is the fact that farmer likely hasn't sold many bushels for a while, and any sort of up move will quickly be met with him/her cutting ties with some more supply to generate another round of cash needs. The Trump money is great, but it will not cover all the production costs associated with new crop planting this spring.

🌱 Soybean Market Update
Soybeans started the week out trading lower as well on Monday, with both the beans and the meal markets under a similar amount of pressure from what was likely an improvement in the weather outlook for Argentina over the weekend. Remember, while their corn crop this year is expected to be a big one and has taken a lot of the chatter of late, Argentina is far and away the world's number one exporter of soybean meal, which means weather issues there impact this market as well. Otherwise, with China having now reached its 12 MMT purchase agreement, the big question as far as most traders are concerned is does their buying again shut off from here and return to what it was for most of last year, or has the relationship between Trump and Xi made enough progress for the Chinese to continue taking a few cargoes here and there despite clear economic disadvantages to South America.

🌾 Wheat Market Update
Wheat futures saw higher trade in the overnight hours last night to get the week started, but drifted backwards throughout the day session to close lower by the end of the day as the bark regarding this weekend's winter storm appears to have been a bit louder than the bite. The storm's path dumped a good layer of snow cover across a lot of the wheat belt to insulate it against the frigid temps, which some feel likely limited damage. However, any assessment in the next several weeks will be nearly impossible, which means it'll be a game of wait and see until spring when more is hopefully known. Aside from this, there was little new in Russia/Ukraine over the weekend, with most still seemingly rather pessimistic on the idea that any sort of lasting ceasefire is near.
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P.O. Box 155, Ludlow, Illinois 60949
217-396-4111

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