Who are the customers of grain elevators?

Grain elevators typically have two types of customers: farmers and end users.

Here's a deeper dive into both customer groups:

1. Farmers:

- Producers (Growers): Grain elevators mainly serve local farmers or producers who grow cereal grains, such as wheat, corn, soybeans, barley, sorghum, or oats.

2. End Users:

- Flour Mills: Grain elevators supply grains to flour mills that process them into wheat flour, cornmeal, and other types of flours.

- Animal Feed Suppliers: Grains are sold to animal feed manufacturers who process and mix them into feed products for chickens, cows, pigs, and other livestock.

- Food Distributors: Some grain elevators directly sell commodities to large food distributors who supply grocery stores and restaurants.

- Export Companies: Grain elevators are essential in handling grains that are transported to international markets through export companies.

Additionally, grain elevators sometimes provide services to these customers, such as grain storage, grading and certification, drying, weighing, aeration, cleaning, fumigation, blending, and onward transportation logistics.

These value-added services ensure the quality and marketability of farm goods.