Big River Resources

What Big River Resources does

Big River Resources is an agricultural cooperative founded in 2004 and headquartered in West Burlington, Iowa, that produces corn-based ethanol and provides grain marketing services to its farmer-members across the Midwest. The cooperative operates a primary ethanol production facility in Galva, Illinois, alongside six grain-delivery and procurement locations (Boyceville, Dyersville, West Burlington, Monmouth, Aledo/Edgington, and Biddles Feedmill), creating a vertically integrated supply chain in which farmer-members supply the corn feedstock and collectively own the processing assets.

The cooperative monetizes ethanol through wholesale sales into the renewable-fuels market and generates grain-handling revenue by purchasing corn from members at posted cash and basis bid prices at each delivery location. Pricing follows CME corn futures plus local basis, refreshed in real time on the company website and delivered to members through a Big River-branded mobile app on iOS and Android and a Bushel-powered customer portal supporting digital grain transactions via Bushel Wallet.

In February 2026, Big River Resources and Lapis Carbon Solutions jointly filed a Class VI permit application with the EPA for a Carbon Capture and Storage project at the Galva facility, targeting permanent sequestration of more than 725,000 metric tons of CO2 annually over a 12-year period. Captured CO2 would be eligible for federal Section 45Q tax credits, positioning the cooperative to layer carbon-credit revenue onto its core ethanol economics as low-carbon fuel standards tighten.

Name

Big River Resources

Legal name

Big River Resources

Website

https://bigriverresources.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Big River Resources is a Midwest agricultural cooperative that produces corn-based ethanol at its Galva, Illinois facility and procures grain from farmer-members across six Iowa and Illinois delivery locations, with a new carbon-capture venture targeting Section 45Q tax credit revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ethanol Manufacturing

akta.pro primary industry

Grain & Sugar-Based Ethanol Production (EUAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Corn ethanol production
• Agricultural cooperative
• Grain marketing services
• Biofuel manufacturing
• Renewable fuel processing

Headquarters

HQ city

West Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ethanol production and sales: Big River Resources generates revenue primarily through producing and selling corn-based ethanol fuel. As a cooperative, it procures corn from member farmers, converts it to ethanol, and sells the fuel into the renewable fuels market.
2. Grain procurement and handling: The cooperative purchases corn from farmer-members at bid prices posted across its multiple grain-delivery locations (Boyceville, Dyersville, Galva, West Burlington, Monmouth, Aledo/Edgington, and Biddles Feedmill). Revenue flows through the sale of ethanol with corn as the primary input.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Big River Resources is an agricultural cooperative that operates corn-based ethanol production facilities, processing corn procured directly from farmer-members across Iowa and Illinois. The cooperative sells wholesale ethanol into the renewable fuels market and offers grain marketing services including posted cash bids and basis prices at six regional delivery locations.

Product overview

Big River Resources is an agricultural cooperative focused on corn-based ethanol production as its core business, with operations spanning multiple Midwestern facility locations. The company offers grain marketing services including cash bids and market information for corn and soybeans. Additional services include a mobile application for farmers to access real-time market data, and the company is developing carbon capture and storage capabilities at its Galva, Illinois facility in partnership with Lapis Carbon Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corn Ethanol Production Big River Resources operates ethanol production facilities that convert corn supplied by farmer-members into bio-ethanol fuel, with a mission to establish corn-based ethanol as the premier renewable fuel. Ethanol is sold wholesale into the renewable fuels market.
• Grain Marketing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 725,000 metric tons of CO2 sequestered per year through the Galva CCS project
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lapis Carbon SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Lapis Carbon Solutions and Big River Resources jointly filed a Class VI permit application with the EPA for a Carbon Capture and Storage project adjacent to Big River's Galva, Illinois ethanol facility. The project will permanently sequester over 725,000 metric tons of CO2 annually over 12 years, with the captured CO2 eligible for federal Section 45Q tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code. The announcement followed successful completion of a stratigraphic test well confirming favorable geological conditions for safe CO2 storage. This is a flagship strategic partnership enabling Big River to monetize its ethanol plant's CO2 emissions while generating tax credit revenue.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agribusiness with corn origination and ethanol investments. Comparable in the upstream corn supply chain and downstream renewable fuels participation, though ethanol is one segment of a massive, diversified portfolio.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness giant that produces corn ethanol alongside extensive grain handling, oilseed processing, and animal nutrition businesses. Comparable at the corn procurement and ethanol production level, though ethanol is a smaller slice of a far broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Aemetis: California-based renewable fuels company operating a Midwest ethanol plant plus renewable diesel and CCS projects. Comparable as a corn ethanol producer with explicit CCS strategy tied to LCFS carbon credits.
• Green Plains Inc. Public pure-play U.S. ethanol producer operating ~12 plants. Comparable as a merchant corn ethanol producer actively pursuing CCS and protein co-product strategies to differentiate from commodity exposure.
• Valero Renewable Fuels: A division of Valero Energy operating multiple U.S. corn ethanol plants as part of an integrated downstream fuel value chain. Comparable as a large-scale corn ethanol merchant with wholesale fuel distribution synergies.
• E Energy Adams: Nebraska-based corn ethanol producer with a single large plant. Comparable as a Midwestern merchant ethanol producer serving the same regional grain belt and renewable fuels market.
• Flint Hills Resources: Koch-owned operator of corn ethanol plants across the Midwest. Comparable as a large merchant ethanol producer with integrated agribusiness supply ties.
• Tharaldson Ethanol: North Dakota-based corn ethanol producer with multiple plants. Comparable as a regional multi-plant corn ethanol merchant in similar Midwestern geography.
• Alto Ingredients: West Sacramento-based pure-play ethanol and specialty ingredients producer operating multiple Midwestern plants. Comparable as a multi-plant corn ethanol merchant focused on specialty co-products and CCS deployment.
• POET: The largest U.S. corn ethanol producer, operating ~30 plants with a vertically integrated model including corn procurement, ethanol production, and bio-product co-products. Directly comparable as a corn-starch ethanol merchant with farmer-supply relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Big-River-Resources-LLC/181368415222259
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-river-resources-llc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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