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The Andersons, Inc. has been recognized by Agri Business Review Magazine as the exclusive recipient of “Top Agricultural Trading & Merchandising Company 2026,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry, and is also named among “Top Agriculture Financing Providers,” reflecting its broader leadership. This profile has been developed by the Agri Business Review research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with William E. Krueger, President & CEO.
The Andersons, Inc.
Connecting Assets and Execution in Agricultural Trade
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The Andersons, Inc. connects agricultural merchandising expertise with the physical infrastructure needed to move commodities from producers to domestic and international markets. Agricultural trade depends on more than price movements. Storage capacity, transportation economics, supply availability and market timing all influence how commodities reach buyers. The Andersons brings these elements together through its operating assets, market knowledge and trading relationships.
Established in 1947 in Maumee, Ohio, The Andersons started as a family-owned grain company and diversified into an agribusiness and renewables enterprise. Its evolution reflects the importance of connecting commodity merchandising with the infrastructure required to store, transport and market agricultural products.
Today, the company operates 175 agribusiness sites, 270 million bushels of grain storage capacity and trades approximately 33 million metric tons of agricultural commodities annually. This footprint supports bulk commodity handling, storage and transportation coordination, providing a physical foundation for its merchandising activities.
Effective merchandising requires decisions that account for both market prices and the economics of moving or holding grain. Merchandisers evaluate local basis, which reflects the difference between local cash and futures prices, alongside storage, financing and transportation costs. Decisions to store grain or move it to another market depend on holding costs, potential price changes and destination demand. Transportation costs and differences in destination basis also influence commercially attractive opportunities.
This merchandising framework helps producers and commercial buyers navigate market volatility. By connecting physical origination with market access across feed mills, ethanol plants and export terminals, the company offers pricing programs that may include basis contracts and hedging arrangements. These tools help growers set pricing targets and time sales, while giving industrial buyers better supply visibility and ways to manage commodity price exposure.
Through strategically located grain terminals, The Andersons buys and sells corn, soybeans, wheat and other commodities. Its grain merchandising operations combine facility-based handling with multimodal transportation arrangements, connecting North American producers with domestic customers and export markets. By combining its own infrastructure with third-party logistics services, the company can respond to changing transportation requirements and connect growers with a broader range of buyers.
A Connected Business Strategy
One of The Andersons' strengths is the way it connects agricultural trading with renewable fuel production. By producing corn ethanol and co-products such as corn oil and animal feed, the company brings farmers, biofuel producers, livestock operations and industrial buyers into a connected value chain.
The process begins with sourcing, storing and transporting corn for ethanol production. Once processed, ethanol and co-products move to buyers through the company's marketing operations. Managing these activities together helps The Andersons meet supply needs and adapt to shifts in agricultural and energy markets.
Keeping products moving takes more than transportation alone. The Andersons coordinates grain deliveries to processing facilities and the movement of finished products to buyers, while using merchandising and hedging to manage changing corn and ethanol prices and their impact on processing margins. The results, however, depend on market conditions and how the business performs.
The company's reach also includes renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils and fats used to produce food, animal feed and biofuels. Its sourcing, merchandising and logistics operations connect suppliers with industrial customers and renewable fuel markets, creating further links across these industries.
On January 1, 2025, The Andersons reorganized its business around two main segments, Agribusiness and Renewables. The change brought its former Trade and Nutrient & Industrial segments together under Agribusiness, while Renewables remained separate. The new structure was designed to bring teams closer together, improve efficiency and help the company respond to customer needs more effectively.
From Operations to Impact
The Andersons' strength lies in bringing market access and the day-to-day realities of agricultural trade together. Grain producers need flexible ways to sell their crops, while feed mills and ethanol plants rely on a steady supply of agricultural commodities. By coordinating sourcing, transportation and market information, the company helps meet these needs while managing the commercial challenges of moving products from one place to another.
In 2025, The Andersons generated approximately USD 11 billion in revenue and sold around two million tons of fertilizer. Its network of roughly 180 locations gives it a broad reach across the agricultural industry. Behind these numbers is a network of physical facilities and merchandising operations that helps connect agricultural products with the buyers who need them.
Through its Renewables segment, The Andersons also connects agricultural commodities with fuel, feed and industrial markets. Turning agricultural inputs into renewable fuels and co-products creates additional uses for these materials and opens up further markets, linking agriculture with the renewable energy sector. The business, however, remains subject to changing market conditions and economics.
What distinguishes The Andersons is how its different capabilities work together. Its storage facilities and terminal network support the physical handling of commodities, while its merchandising and risk-management expertise help the company navigate price changes, basis fluctuations and transportation costs. This combination allows commercial decisions to be shaped by the practical realities of getting commodities to market.
Its grain storage facilities, strategically located assets and coordination of multiple transportation modes help keep commodities moving as market conditions change. Alongside this infrastructure, its merchandising operations connect producers and commercial buyers with sales channels, pricing options and tools to manage exposure to commodity price fluctuations.
Bringing these capabilities together is central to The Andersons' recognition as the Top Agricultural Trading & Merchandising Company 2026. By combining physical infrastructure, market knowledge and commercial execution, the company helps agricultural commodities move from producers to the markets that depend on them.
Established in 1947 in Maumee, Ohio, The Andersons started as a family-owned grain company and diversified into an agribusiness and renewables enterprise. Its evolution reflects the importance of connecting commodity merchandising with the infrastructure required to store, transport and market agricultural products.
Today, the company operates 175 agribusiness sites, 270 million bushels of grain storage capacity and trades approximately 33 million metric tons of agricultural commodities annually. This footprint supports bulk commodity handling, storage and transportation coordination, providing a physical foundation for its merchandising activities.
Effective merchandising requires decisions that account for both market prices and the economics of moving or holding grain. Merchandisers evaluate local basis, which reflects the difference between local cash and futures prices, alongside storage, financing and transportation costs. Decisions to store grain or move it to another market depend on holding costs, potential price changes and destination demand. Transportation costs and differences in destination basis also influence commercially attractive opportunities.
This merchandising framework helps producers and commercial buyers navigate market volatility. By connecting physical origination with market access across feed mills, ethanol plants and export terminals, the company offers pricing programs that may include basis contracts and hedging arrangements. These tools help growers set pricing targets and time sales, while giving industrial buyers better supply visibility and ways to manage commodity price exposure.
Through strategically located grain terminals, The Andersons buys and sells corn, soybeans, wheat and other commodities. Its grain merchandising operations combine facility-based handling with multimodal transportation arrangements, connecting North American producers with domestic customers and export markets. By combining its own infrastructure with third-party logistics services, the company can respond to changing transportation requirements and connect growers with a broader range of buyers.
A Connected Business Strategy
One of The Andersons' strengths is the way it connects agricultural trading with renewable fuel production. By producing corn ethanol and co-products such as corn oil and animal feed, the company brings farmers, biofuel producers, livestock operations and industrial buyers into a connected value chain.
The process begins with sourcing, storing and transporting corn for ethanol production. Once processed, ethanol and co-products move to buyers through the company's marketing operations. Managing these activities together helps The Andersons meet supply needs and adapt to shifts in agricultural and energy markets.
Keeping products moving takes more than transportation alone. The Andersons coordinates grain deliveries to processing facilities and the movement of finished products to buyers, while using merchandising and hedging to manage changing corn and ethanol prices and their impact on processing margins. The results, however, depend on market conditions and how the business performs.
The company's reach also includes renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils and fats used to produce food, animal feed and biofuels. Its sourcing, merchandising and logistics operations connect suppliers with industrial customers and renewable fuel markets, creating further links across these industries.
On January 1, 2025, The Andersons reorganized its business around two main segments, Agribusiness and Renewables. The change brought its former Trade and Nutrient & Industrial segments together under Agribusiness, while Renewables remained separate. The new structure was designed to bring teams closer together, improve efficiency and help the company respond to customer needs more effectively.
From Operations to Impact
The Andersons' strength lies in bringing market access and the day-to-day realities of agricultural trade together. Grain producers need flexible ways to sell their crops, while feed mills and ethanol plants rely on a steady supply of agricultural commodities. By coordinating sourcing, transportation and market information, the company helps meet these needs while managing the commercial challenges of moving products from one place to another.
In 2025, The Andersons generated approximately USD 11 billion in revenue and sold around two million tons of fertilizer. Its network of roughly 180 locations gives it a broad reach across the agricultural industry. Behind these numbers is a network of physical facilities and merchandising operations that helps connect agricultural products with the buyers who need them.
Through its Renewables segment, The Andersons also connects agricultural commodities with fuel, feed and industrial markets. Turning agricultural inputs into renewable fuels and co-products creates additional uses for these materials and opens up further markets, linking agriculture with the renewable energy sector. The business, however, remains subject to changing market conditions and economics.
What distinguishes The Andersons is how its different capabilities work together. Its storage facilities and terminal network support the physical handling of commodities, while its merchandising and risk-management expertise help the company navigate price changes, basis fluctuations and transportation costs. This combination allows commercial decisions to be shaped by the practical realities of getting commodities to market.
Its grain storage facilities, strategically located assets and coordination of multiple transportation modes help keep commodities moving as market conditions change. Alongside this infrastructure, its merchandising operations connect producers and commercial buyers with sales channels, pricing options and tools to manage exposure to commodity price fluctuations.
Bringing these capabilities together is central to The Andersons' recognition as the Top Agricultural Trading & Merchandising Company 2026. By combining physical infrastructure, market knowledge and commercial execution, the company helps agricultural commodities move from producers to the markets that depend on them.
Company
The Andersons, Inc.
Management
William E. Krueger, President & CEO
Description
The Andersons, Inc., named for 2024 to Forbes list of America's Most Successful Small Companies, Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, and one of The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies by the Financial Times, is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the commodity merchandising, renewables, and nutrient & industrial sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, please visit www.andersonsinc.com.
