US Commodities

What US Commodities does

US Commodities, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned full-service risk management and brokerage firm headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, founded in 1986 by Don Roose. The firm delivers advisory and execution services for grain and livestock producers, commercial grain elevators, processors, feedlots, renewable fuels operators, and investment hedgers across a 12-state US Midwest footprint including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Kansas. Its core proposition is one-on-one broker/analyst support combined with electronic order entry access to futures and options markets.

The service portfolio comprises Farmer Marketing (per-acre fee grain marketing plans), Futures Markets assistance, Risk Management programs, Grain and Livestock Hedging, the Grain Elevator Merchandiser (GEM) outsourced merchandising program, Renewable Fuels Management, and Investment Hedging. The technology stack is conventional brokerage infrastructure — electronic order entry systems and online trading platforms — with client onboarding and statement delivery routed through third-party clearing partners StoneX and R.J. O'Brien (per integrations with customersignup.stonex.com and rraos.rjobrien.com visible on the website). A daily email newsletter, Opening Call, serves as a content-driven lead generation channel via a 2-week free trial.

Revenue is generated through brokerage commissions on exchange-traded futures and options, advisory fees, and per-acre Farmer Marketing program fees, reflecting a professional services model anchored in personal client relationships rather than scaled software or data products. The firm operates with 11-50 employees, no external institutional capital, no disclosed M&A activity, and no geographic expansion signals beyond the Midwest. Don Roose functions as the principal brand asset, with recurring analyst appearances on U.S. Farm Report, Market to Market, and AGDay, and as a regular CME analyst.

Name

US Commodities

Legal name

US Commodities, Inc.

Website

https://uscommodities.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

US Commodities, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned risk management and brokerage firm in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grain and livestock producers, elevators, feedlots, and renewable fuels operators across the US Midwest with advisory, hedging, and futures trading services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commodity Brokerage and Risk Management

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (42451)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Risk Management, Hedging & Brokerage (Food) (AFAIAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA), Commodities Research (FSACAGAE), Agricultural Commodities Exchanges (Grains, Oilseeds, Livestock) (FSAFAMAA)

Keywords

• Commodities brokerage services
• Agricultural risk management
• Grain and livestock hedging
• Futures and options trading
• Commodity investment hedging

Headquarters

HQ city

West Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commodities Brokerage and Risk Management Services: Provides futures and options trading services along with risk management advisory. Revenue generated through fees for brokerage services and consulting. Services include Farmer Marketing (fee based per acre), Grain & Livestock Hedging, Grain Elevator Management (GEM), Renewable Fuels Management, Investment Hedging, and Futures Markets assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

U.S. Commodities is a full-service commodity risk management and brokerage firm that provides futures and options trading services along with risk management advisory for agricultural and commodity-exposed clients. The company offers tailored hedging and marketing programs covering grains, livestock, milk, energies, cotton, interest rates, and equities, delivered through direct broker/analyst support, electronic order entry systems, and daily research.

Product overview

U.S. Commodities is a full-service risk management company offering a portfolio of advisory and trading services for agricultural and energy markets. The core offering includes Farmer Marketing (personalized grain marketing plans), Futures Markets assistance (across multiple asset classes), Risk Management programs, Grain & Livestock Hedging, Grain Elevator Merchandiser (GEM) program, Renewable Fuels Management, Investment Hedging, and a daily Opening Call market report. These services work together to provide comprehensive risk management and trading support using futures and options strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farmer Marketing Personalized marketing plan service assisting producers in marketing their grain, providing guidance throughout a full year for a minimal fee per acre. Targets individual grain farmers seeking structured marketing support.
• Futures Markets Trading assistance and brokerage services across agriculture, interest rate, metals, equity index, foreign exchange, and energy markets using futures contracts. For clients needing execution and advisory support across multiple asset classes.
• Risk Management Long-term market outlooks and complete risk management programs tailored to each operation's risk tolerance and goals, covering grains, livestock, milk, energies, cotton, interest rates, and equities. For producers, processors, and investors with commodity exposure.
• Grain & Livestock Hedging Specialized hedging services for elevators, renewable fuel operations, feed manufacturers, grain processors, cattle feedlots, hog feedlots, and grain producers using futures and options strategies to manage costs and revenue.
• Grain Elevator Merchandiser (GEM) Full-service grain merchandising and management program providing a full-time grain merchandiser at a fraction of on-site management cost, focusing on basis, spreads, position management, and hedging for grain elevators.
• Renewable Fuels Management Risk management services to ensure positive crush margins for renewable fuel operations, including basis trading, spread trading, and energy risk management based on fundamental and technical research.
• Investment Hedging Portfolio risk management assistance using futures markets including metals, energies, foreign exchanges, and equity indices, with trend direction analysis and overbought/oversold market profiles for traders and investors.
• Opening Call (Daily Review) Daily morning opening review and market outlook delivered via email, with important information and trading strategies provided throughout the day, plus a free 2-week trial for prospective clients.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• R.J. O'Brien (RJO): Independent futures broker and FCM that provides clearing and account infrastructure to US Commodities (US Commodities routes new accounts through RJO). RJO is a direct competitor in agricultural and commodity futures brokerage, particularly for introducing brokers serving ag producers and elevators.
• CHS Hedging: Commodity brokerage subsidiary of CHS Inc., one of the largest U.S. agricultural cooperatives. Provides grain and energy hedging services to farmers, elevators, and processors — directly overlapping with US Commodities' Grain & Livestock Hedging and Renewable Fuels Management offerings.
• Advance Trading: Commodity brokerage firm specializing in grain marketing and risk management for producers and elevators in the U.S. Midwest. Closely comparable to US Commodities in customer base (farmers, elevators), service mix (Farmer Marketing-style programs), and geographic focus.
• White Commercial Corporation: Independent commodity brokerage providing grain hedging and merchandising services to elevators, processors, and producers. Directly comparable niche player to US Commodities in agricultural commodity risk management.

Broad incumbents

• StoneX Group: Diversified financial services firm (formerly INTL FCStone) providing clearing, brokerage, and market intelligence across commodities, FX, and securities. US Commodities uses StoneX for account statement access. StoneX competes broadly with US Commodities across ag commodity brokerage and risk management, but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• ADM Investor Services: Futures broker and FCM affiliated with Archer Daniels Midland, offering execution and clearing in agricultural and energy futures. Competes with US Commodities in ag hedging and risk management, but with institutional scale and balance-sheet advantages from the ADM parent.
• Marex: Global diversified commodity broker and financial services provider with significant agricultural commodities exposure. Competes with US Commodities in commodity derivatives and hedging, though at much larger scale and with international reach.
• ED&F Man Capital Markets: Global commodities broker and clearing firm offering execution, clearing, and advisory across agricultural and soft commodities. Overlaps with US Commodities on grain and soft commodity brokerage and hedging, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Cargill Risk Management: Risk management arm of Cargill, providing commodity hedging and price risk solutions to commercial ag clients. Competes with US Commodities on ag risk management but as part of Cargill's much larger commodity franchise.

Regional players

• Brock Grain Systems (CTB / AgVision): Grain handling and storage provider with adjacent commodity advisory services for elevator operators and producers in the U.S. Midwest. Comparable to US Commodities in serving the same regional ag corridor, though with different primary product focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/USCommodities
• Xx.com/us_commodities
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/u.s.-commodities-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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