The shareholders of Morrisonville Farmers Cooperative Company have approved the merger with Christian County Farm Supply Company, effective August 1, 2021. The new company name will be Central Commodity FS, with Mark Bauman as CEO and Taylor Kusterman as Grain Division Manager.
Christian County Farm Supply operates 11 agronomy and fuel locations as well as one grain elevator in Christian County, IL.Morrisonville Farmers Cooperative operates 2 grain elevators located in Morrisonville and Harvel, IL.The combined companies will have over 9 million bushels of grain storage space and access to numerous processor and export markets.
The merger strengthens the profitability of the new cooperative for its patrons, and will provide new marketing alternatives and services for the farmers in Christian County.