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Grains continue to try and catch their footing as ethanol demand continues to erode and a bearish March planting intentions report.  The USDA shocked the corn market by printing a 96.99 million acre estimate for the 20/21 crop. This was 2.66 million acres above the average trade estimate and 7.29 million above last year. Kyle Leary - Grain Marketer

Our Propane Department is fully staffed and well equipped to service all your Propane needs.  We have six trained service technicians for installations and repairs, providing 24-hour emergency service. 

Crystal Valley announced today that it has acquired the conventional agronomy inputs business of Pipeline Foods, LLC, located in Hope, MN. The Hope acquisition is a natural expansion for its business and will help leverage its services to an even wider range of customers.

Dave Lewer (left) and Tim Lewer (center), of New Richland, Minnesota, received a check for $60,185.00 from Mike Scott, Energy Sales, at Crystal Valley, for Cenex Total Protection Plan® coverage on their Case-IH Steiger® 620 Quadtrac®.

The corn market has been taking the brunt of the beating the last month. OPEC and Russia are in an oil price war and thus have flooded the oil market with supply. In turn, we have seen crude oil drop from over $60 per barrel in January to near $20 per barrel in the last couple weeks. Good news if you are in the market to lock up your fuel needs, but bad news for the ethanol market. Megan Tusa - Grain Marketer

Crystal Valley remains open for business still providing service in our warehouses, deliveries, product pickups, and custom services. For the safety of our employees and customers, effective March 24th all Crystal Valley offices will be closed until further notice.

Spring planting season is upon us, and unfortunately, so is the nation-wide concern about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its effect on employee and customer health and safety. Roger Kienholz - CEO

Last weekend an incident occurred at our Grain Elevator and Feed Mill in Janesville. Sometime between the close of business on Friday evening and late Saturday morning, the facility experienced an electrical failure, which resulted in an arc flash in the motor control center (MCC) room