MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC

What MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC does

MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC is a grain marketing cooperative operating in the Pacific Northwest, headquartered in Moro, Oregon, and founded in 1988. With 12 employees, the company aggregates and markets wheat, barley, canola, and other grain crops on behalf of producer members through a network of grain elevator and seed facility locations across the region. Daily cash bids, basis, futures, and options data are published for multiple commodities and delivery periods, including Soft White Wheat (Portland), Hard Red Winter (Portland), DNS (Portland), Barley (Portland), and Canola (Delivered Elevator), serving as the primary price discovery mechanism for member producers.

The company's technology stack centers on the POCKT digital platform (recently replacing the legacy Eagvantage portal) for producer account management, settlement processing, and bid tracking, complemented by integration with the Bushel Portal for customer-facing web access. Revenue is generated through transaction-based grain marketing services, with pricing set via market-driven daily bids rather than disclosed subscription or membership fees. Producers interact with the cooperative through direct office contact (phone, text, email), the self-service digital portal, and physical elevator deliveries using crop split numbers at the scale.

The go-to-market approach combines daily market commentary and newsletters for top-of-funnel producer engagement, the POCKT/Bushel Portal for bottom-of-funnel self-service, seasonal harvest employment recruiting through a dedicated application portal, and an e-commerce storefront for branded merchandise. The cooperative maintains a Board of Directors and community engagement program, consistent with traditional agricultural cooperative governance structures.

Name

MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC

Website

https://mcpcoop.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Northwest grain marketing cooperative headquartered in Moro, Oregon, aggregating and marketing wheat, barley, canola, and other grains from SMB producer members via a regional elevator network and the POCKT/Bushel digital platforms, with 12 employees and daily published cash bids.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Grain Marketing

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Merchandising & Origination Facilities (AFAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mixed Cereal & Grain Farming (Multiple Grains) (AFAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Grain marketing cooperative
• Agricultural commodity marketing
• Wheat and barley marketing
• Grain elevator services
• Farm cooperative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pacific Northwest Region

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grain Marketing Services: NWGG acts as a grain marketing cooperative, facilitating the sale and delivery of wheat, barley, canola, and other grain crops on behalf of producer members. Revenue is generated through the aggregation and marketing of grain, with pricing based on daily futures, basis, and cash bids published for various delivery periods and locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC operates as a grain marketing cooperative in the Pacific Northwest, aggregating wheat, barley, canola, and other grain crops from member producers and marketing them to commercial buyers. The organization publishes daily cash bids, handles futures and options contracting, and operates a network of grain elevators and seed facilities to receive, store, and dispatch producer grain. Its in-house brand, Northwest Grain Growers (NWGG), and consumer-facing website extension (nwgrgr.com) support producer accounts, cash-bid subscriptions, and seed sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grain Marketing Cooperative Services Core cooperative offering that aggregates wheat, barley, canola, and other grains from member producers in the Pacific Northwest and markets them on their behalf. For Pacific Northwest grain farmers seeking pooled marketing scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily cash bids published for Soft White Wheat, Hard Red Winter, DNS, Barley, and Canola across July–January delivery periods

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BushelcoreTechnology or IntegrationBushel provides the web portal infrastructure powering NWGG's customer-facing platform (portal.bushelpowered.com), enabling producers to access their accounts, settlements, and grain marketing data. The Bushel logo is displayed on the portal login page, indicating a technology integration partnership.
• POCKT (Agvantage)coreTechnology or IntegrationPOCKT (operated by Agvantage/Eagvantage) is the primary digital platform NWGG uses for producer grain marketing account management, settlement processing, and bid tracking. It recently replaced the older Eagvantage portal. NWGG uses POCKT for its digital service delivery to producers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Grain Corporation: PNW grain merchandiser with Vancouver, Washington terminal operations that aggregates and exports wheat from regional producers. Directly comparable origination geography and customer base to the cooperative's Pacific Northwest producer network.
• Columbia Grain International: Major PNW-based grain merchandiser operating a network of elevators that originate wheat, barley, and pulses from regional producers. Comparable in commodity set, geography, and elevator-based origination model, though structured as a private merchandiser rather than a cooperative.
• Zen-Noh Grain Corporation: U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese cooperative that operates PNW grain export terminals and originates wheat from regional producers. Comparable origination geography and commodity focus with shared export-channel exposure.
• HighLine Grain Growers: Regional grain cooperative serving wheat producers in the Pacific Northwest with elevator facilities and producer marketing services. Highly comparable in cooperative structure, geographic focus, and member-facing grain marketing model to NWGG.

Regional players

• Landus: Iowa-based farmer-owned cooperative providing grain marketing, agronomy, and feed services. Comparable cooperative grain-marketing business model though operating in a different primary geography (Midwest vs. PNW).

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agricultural merchandiser with significant U.S. grain origination including Pacific Northwest operations. Competes for the same producer bushels but operates at global scale across many commodities beyond grain.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global grain originator and processor with extensive U.S. elevator footprint including Pacific Northwest. Competes directly for regional wheat and barley bushels while offering broader processing and risk-management services.
• CHS Inc. Large U.S. agricultural cooperative with grain merchandising, crop inputs, and energy operations across multiple states including the Pacific Northwest. Comparable cooperative structure and grain origination activity, but operates at significantly greater scale and with a diversified portfolio beyond grain marketing.

Others

• Agvantage (POCKT): Provider of the POCKT producer-account platform that replaced the prior Eagvantage portal at NWGG. Listed as a core technology partner in the source data, making it an enabling technology peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Bushel: Digital platform provider powering grain-elevator and cooperative producer portals across the U.S. Listed as a core technology partner in the source data, making it an enabling technology peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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