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Winter Lunch & Learn Sessions

We are hosting a variety of engaging Lunch & Learn sessions at our Mitchell facility for customers to learn about specific topics and ask questions. These Lunch & Learn dates are limited to 15 people per session, so it’s important to RSVP.

Market Intelligence
Presentation from the January 17 session.

Organic Update – RSVP
Wednesday, February 7 – Noon to 1:00 pm

Freedom Pricing Tools – RSVP
Wednesday, February 28 – Noon to 1:00 pm

Edible Bean Update – RSVP
Wednesday, March 20 – Noon to 1:00 pm

Grain marketing can be complex and challenging. That’s why The Andersons offers Freedom® Pricing Tools, a complete portfolio of solutions to help you manage your risk through pricing diversification. Our team of Originators works with you to help select the tools that best complement your grain marketing plan, cover your market exposure, and help you realize your overall pricing strategy.

Available Freedom Programs:

Freedom Mid-Year

Freedom Min/Max Average

Freedom Min Price Average

Freedom Trader

Freedom Tech

Freedom Tech 2 Year

Freedom X-Tra

Velocity Pro

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Meet our Experienced Traders

The Grain Marketing department was established in 1970.

Although agriculture has changed dramatically since then, the purpose of the “trading room” has changed very little.
Its purpose is to search both the domestic and export market to find the best value for Ontario produced grain.

Darcy Oliphant

Darcy Oliphant

Vice President – Trade Group

Darcy joined the former Thompsons Limited in 1995. Darcy has over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of trading for the company. Darcy has traded and managed both grain and soybeans. With The Andersons’ acquisition of Thompsons, Darcy continues to manage the Bean department which includes crush soybeans, IP soybeans, edibles and organics.

Rich Daly

Rich Daly

Corn Trader

Rich joined the team in August 2013 coming from the former Lansing Trade Group with the LTG and The Andersons purchase of Thompsons. Rich has 23 years’ experience in the agriculture industry and 17 years’ experience specifically in the grain industry in addition to helping producers with risk management for grain.

Anne Hyndman

Anne Hyndman

Wheat Trader

Anne joined the company in 1998 as Logistics Coordinator and within two years moved into the role of trading wheat. In 2011 she joined the former Lansing Trade Group on the wheat desk until 2013 when the office joined the Ontario trading team. Anne has over 16 years of experience in the grain industry and continues to focus on wheat.

Heather Moffatt

Heather Moffatt

Grain Originations Manager

Heather has been involved in the commodity markets for over 20 years in various capacities, including trading, merchandising and grain origination with a focus that has, and continues to be, risk management. Heather hopes to use her background in hedging risk – cash, futures and options markets, to enable customers to successfully manage their grain marketing exposure.

Jeff Stonehouse

Jeff Stonehouse

Soybean Division Manager

Jeff joined the team in July 2005 covering the crush soybean deck. In the 9½ years with the company, Jeff’s role has grown to include the bulk Non-GMO program as well as food grade beans in parts of the Southeast Asia market.

Scott Cottendon

Scott Cottendon

Food Products Manager, Edible Beans and Organics

Scott joined the Food Products team in 2012. Scott spent 10 years in the trading room, trading crush soys and corn. He originally joined the company in 1995 as a retail employee working at both the Hensall and Norwich branches. In May 2016, Scott was promoted to Food Products Manager where he is responsible for all edible and IP bean sales, including IP soybean sales to Japan.

Kim Mayer

Kim Mayer

Food Products Sales & Marketing

Kim has over 10 years of experience with the company in various positions. This has enabled her to learn different aspects of Food Products and soybean sales for North America, Europe, Middle East, Malaysia and Singapore. Kim also handles white bean culls, splits, and organics.

Jennifer Kilbourne

Jennifer Kilbourne

Grain Originations Representative

Jennifer brings 25 years of experience in Ontario agribusiness to the team. Previous roles include grain merchandising and grain advisory services, agronomic services and facility management, with a focus on customer service. She enjoys working with producers to find grain marketing solutions for their operation.