River Valley Cooperative

September 3, 2010

Your Success - Our Future

A company is known by the customers it keeps, and we’re proud to serve forward-thinking farmers in Iowa and Illinois who share a love of the land.

As a company founded and owned by farmers, we’ve adapted to meet the needs of a new generation of rural residents. Count on us for feed, agronomy, energy, and grain solutions that are both economically and environmentally sound.

We’re glad you’re here, and we invite you to discover how River Valley Cooperative is committed to increasing the efficiency and productivity of your agribusiness operation.

River Valley Hosts Farmers from North Carolina

08.23.2010

On August 10, 2010, River Valley Cooperative hosted approximately 30 different farmers from SE North Carolina to tour the Eldridge location facility....

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USDA Releases August Crop Report

08.13.2010

USDA releases August Crop Report…US production higher, but world stocks smaller.

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Experience our Genetic Evaluation Trials

08.11.2010

This fall we are offering five opportunities to view, explore, and interact with our Genetic Evaluation Trails (GET Plots). This will be a grea...

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Recognizing Top Performers

07.23.2010

On July 21, 2010, the account managers of River Valley Cooperative attended Monsanto's yearly training in Monmouth, IL. The account mangers r...

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Safety Director, Lon Warnecke, Does Training With Interns

07.12.2010

River Valley Cooperative’s safety director, Lon Warnecke, conducted safety training with the interns recently. The purpose of the training was...

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GRAIN NOTES

September 2, 2010 - FCStone estimated the US production late yesterday and projects the total US corn production will be 13.195 billion bushels on a yield of 162.9 bushels per acre. This yield would be down from their August estimate of 165 bushels per acre. Other private estimates
have been out this week with corn yields in the 160-161 area. Informa will report their numbers tomorrow. FCStone's bean production estimate at 3.39 billion bushels from a yield of 43.5 bushels per acre. This down .5 bushels per acre from their previous estimate. This would be the second largest yield on record and given record pod counts the market will not be surprised if the final bean yield exceeds current projections. Unlike corn, early harvested bean yields have been better than expected. South American production
expected to exceed USDA's current projections by more than 5 million metric tons as the acreage base there continues to grow.