WindRiver Grain

What WindRiver Grain does

WindRiver Grain, L.L.C. is a privately held grain facility and mainline shuttle loader based in Garden City, Kansas, operating since 1997. The company functions as a regional grain elevator that unloads grain from trucks delivered by local farmers in southwestern Kansas and loads it onto trains for shipment to domestic and international end-users. Its core operational technology consists of physical grain elevator infrastructure with combined truck-unloading and rail-loading capabilities, supplemented by a Barchart.com-hosted website that provides commodity symbols, futures and options data, charts, market commentary, and weather information to support grain marketing decisions.

The company's business model is a transactional commodity trading model. WindRiver aggregates grain from a large base of U.S. grain originators (primarily SMB farmers), stores and processes it, and resells to world end-users, earning a margin between the originator purchase price and the end-user sale price that is determined through commodity futures markets. Pricing is quote-based and tied to futures prices; no fixed pricing tiers are disclosed. The firm has 11-50 employees and operates from a single location serving southwestern Kansas, with no disclosed subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no partnerships beyond its market-data technology provider.

Name

WindRiver Grain

Legal name

WindRiver Grain, L.L.C.

Website

https://windrivergrain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WindRiver Grain, L.L.C. is a Garden City, Kansas-based grain elevator and shuttle loader that aggregates grain from local farmers via truck and ships it by rail to domestic and international buyers, earning margins on commodity trading.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodity Trading and Grain Handling

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Country & Inland Grain Elevators (Receiving/Shipping) (AFAOAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rail-Served Bulk Grain Terminals & Transload Warehouses (AFAOACAD), Bulk Loadout Systems (Railcar/Truck/Vessel) (AFAOAAAH)

Keywords

• Grain elevator services
• Commodity grain trading
• Grain aggregation handling
• Shuttle train loader
• Agricultural commodity logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grain aggregation and trading: WindRiver Grain aggregates grain from local producers (farmers delivering via truck), stores and processes it, then ships to domestic and international buyers via rail. Revenue is generated through the margin between purchase price from originators and sale price to end-users, facilitated through commodity futures markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WindRiver Grain operates a southwestern Kansas grain elevator that receives grain deliveries from local farmers via truck, stores and handles the grain, and loads it onto trains (shuttle loader) for shipment to domestic and international end-users. The company also runs a market-data website providing commodity quotes, futures, options, charts, weather, and agricultural commentary to support producers and buyers. Revenue is earned on the margin between purchase price from originators and sale price to end-users through futures-based commodity trading.

Product overview

WindRiver Grain, L.L.C. is a grain trading and handling company based in southwestern Kansas. The company operates as a standalone entity focused on connecting U.S. grain originators with world end-users. Its primary services include grain handling operations such as loading trains and unloading trucks, combined with market data offerings including commodity symbols, futures and options information, and various charting tools. The company provides a web portal displaying market snapshots, commentary, news feeds, and weather information to support trading and marketing activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grain aggregation and elevator handling services Receives grain truck-delivered by local southwestern Kansas farmers, stores and handles it at the elevator, and prepares it for shipment. This is the foundational in-person service the firm delivers to producers.
• Shuttle train loading and rail shipping Loads aggregated grain onto trains at the mainline shuttle facility and ships it in bulk to domestic and international grain buyers and importers.
• Commodity grain trading and futures-based pricing Facilitates sale of originated grain to domestic and international end-users using futures-based commodity pricing mechanisms, connecting southwestern Kansas producers to world markets.
• WindRiver Grain market data website Public market data portal providing commodity quotes, futures/options information, charting tools, weather data, USDA newswire, and ag commentary to producers and buyers using the firm for grain origination and trading.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the world's largest privately held agricultural commodity traders and grain handlers, with extensive U.S. grain elevator and shuttle loader operations. Comparable to WindRiver as a bulk-grain merchandiser connecting producers to global end-users, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• CHS Inc. Largest U.S. farmer-owned cooperative with extensive grain elevator and shuttle loader network across the Midwest and Plains. Direct overlap with WindRiver's country-elevator and rail-shipping model, though owned by and serving a much broader producer base.
• Bunge: Major global grain and oilseed merchandiser with significant U.S. inland grain elevator infrastructure and rail logistics. Comparable to WindRiver in connecting U.S. grain producers with world end-users, particularly through its inland-origination platform.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness giant with major U.S. grain origination, storage, and shipping operations. Overlaps with WindRiver's core activity of aggregating grain from farmers and selling to domestic and international buyers, but operates a continent-wide elevator and processing network.

Direct peers

• CGB Enterprises (Consolidated Grain and Barge): Large private grain merchandiser operating inland elevators, shuttle loaders, and barge terminals across the Midwest and South. Direct competitor model to WindRiver: aggregating grain from farmers, storing and trading it, and shipping by rail/barge to domestic and export markets.
• Scoular: Privately held, employee-owned grain and ingredient merchandiser with inland elevator and shuttle loader operations in U.S. producing regions. Highly comparable to WindRiver in business model — direct farmer origination, commodity trading, and rail logistics to domestic and export end-users.
• The Andersons: Public agribusiness operating a network of grain elevators, terminals, and rail-served shuttle facilities across the U.S. Corn Belt and Plains. Closely comparable to WindRiver in core activity of grain origination, storage, merchandising, and rail-based shipment to end-users.
• Gavilon: Major U.S. grain merchandiser and commodity management business with inland elevator network and origination capabilities. Overlaps with WindRiver's producer-direct grain aggregation and merchandising model, though Gavilon operates at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Kanza Cooperative Association: Farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in south-central Kansas operating grain elevators and agronomy services. Closely comparable to WindRiver as a Kansas-based country elevator receiving grain from local farmers and shipping to end markets, with overlapping southwestern Kansas territory.
• Skyland Grain: Regional grain cooperative operating country elevators and shuttle loading facilities across Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas. Highly comparable to WindRiver as a Plains-state shuttle loader connecting local producers to world markets, though serving a broader multi-state footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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