News

Over the last 30 years, the average age of farmers has steadily increased. Half of all current farmers are likely to retire in the next decade, leaving a large gap for the next generation. More recently, I’ve found myself working with families who have two or even three generations at one time to be sure the needs of the customer are met. Jay Adkins - Energy Sales

Corn bulls had gas thrown on the fire Tuesday as the USDA released a very bullish crop production report. The big market driver was a 3.8 bu cut in final yield from the November report; this was the biggest Nov - Jan cut in yield ever!  Kyle Leary - Grain Marketer

The ANNUAL MEETING of the Producer Members, which is typically held in January, will NOT be held this year due to COVID-19 Meeting Restrictions. Instead, elections and official business will be conducted by mail. Gene Meyer - Board Secretary

We are 2 weeks away from the highly anticipated January USDA report where they will give us the final yield number and update quarterly stocks. Trade is expecting the stocks numbers to be bullish. For almost 6 weeks straight we saw export sales of beans and domestic demand is staying strong as crush margins remain good. Ethanol is the big question on the corn side- negative ethanol margins for Q1 2021 have processors contemplating if the plants should stay running or shut down for a period of time. The rail market for corn remains strong and Crystal Valley has a record number of trains on the books for this fiscal year. Megan Tusa - Grain Marketer

Our development team has been busy creating a full customer experience app. Our latest update includes our Proposal Tool, which allows our Sales Agronomists to send customers their proposal and allows customers to pay online!

Crystal Valley has exciting internship opportunities providing hands-on experience that will relate the classroom to the field! Depending upon your field of study and interests, we work with you to find the right match of Crystal Valley expertise with your educational goals.Our team is currently looking for highly motivated and professional interns for the summer of 2021 in our agronomy and feed divisions.

Nicollet residents may have seen some construction happening at our Nicollet location. The project includes a new seed and crop protection warehouse with four new offices, a reception area, and a break room for employees working at that location. Project completion is slated for Spring 2021. We look forward to serving our customers' needs throughout the process.

Crystal Valley has announced plans to build a new feed mill in Trimont, MN. Construction is set to begin in the spring of 2021, with completion scheduled for the fall of 2022.