• Golden Growers Cooperative

    Golden Growers Cooperative (GGC) was formed in 1994 to create a value-added processing opportunity for corn growers in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and currently has about 1,500 members.

  • Built On Partnerships

    GGC and Cargill Inc. are 50/50 partners in the ownership of ProGold, LLC. ProGold owns a corn wet-milling plant near Wahpeton, North Dakota.

  • Always Growing

    In September, 2009, the co-op was re-organized under Minnesota’s statute 308B, which allows GGC to function as a cooperative but be taxed as a limited liability partnership.

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GGC News

Charitable Donation of GGC Units Policy

At their June meeting, the GGC Board of Directors approved a policy to allow charitable donation of GGC Units. To allow the charitable donation and to avoid likely administrative issues, GGC will accommodate the donation to a charitable institution if the donation coincides with the listing of the donated units for sale with FNC Ag Stock at the time of donation. In other words, GGC units may not be transferred to a charitable organization without a simultaneous listing with FNC Ag Stock. Donations…

GGC Board Approves Distribution of $0.23/bushel

On September 11th, the Golden Growers Board of Directors approved a distribution of $3,562,810 or $0.23/Unit to members of record as of October 1, 2025. In combination with the February and June distributions, a total of $7,745,240 has been issued to members in 2025. With this payment, Golden Growers has issued payments to members totaling $153,729 or 285% of original investment in the ProGold plant.

2026 Board Elections

At the 2026 Annual Meeting, GGC members will elect Directors from the Central and South Districts and one At-Large Director. Nick Pyle (Central District), Richard Bot (South District), and Brady Koehl (At-Large Director) are all eligible for re-election. Despite the pending dissolution of GGC in 2027, director elections will be for 3-year terms. Members who may be interested should contact the Golden Growers office or review election and nomination information on our website.

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Golden Growers Cooperative

Golden Growers Cooperative (GGC) was formed in 1994 to create a value-added processing opportunity for corn growers in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and currently has about 1,500 members. GGC and Cargill Inc. each own own 50% of ProGold LLC. ProGold owns a corn wet-milling plant near Wahpeton, North Dakota. The ProGold plant makes high fructose corn sweeteners, corn gluten feed and corn gluten meal. The plant also separates corn germ which is sold for production of corn oil. Since, 1997, the ProGold plant has been leased to Cargill, Inc., which operates the plant and markets all of its products. The current lease agreement extends to December 31, 2026.

In September, 2009, the co-op was re-organized under Minnesota’s statute 308B, which allows GGC to function as a cooperative but be taxed as a limited liability partnership. At that time, GGC opened its membership to residents of the 50 states and non-corn producers. All members do, however, have an annual corn delivery obligation that can be met by actual corn deliveries or by appointing GGC as its agent to arrange for delivery of their commitment. Members are required to own a minimum of 4,000 Units, and each member’s corn commitment is one bushel per Unit of ownership.

Persons interested in learning more about acquiring GGC Units should contact FNC Ag Stock, LLC at (701)780-2828 and ask for Nick or Andy, or email to info@fncagstock.com.

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