Michigan Agricultural Commodities

Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC) is a privately held, for-profit corporation, which buys, sells and stores agricultural commodities throughout the United States and Canada.

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About MAC

Creating an Opportunity
In the mid-1970’s, Herm was working as a grain merchandiser for Michigan Elevator Exchange, the marketing arm for cooperatives, including Michigan Farm Bureau, when polybromobiphenyl was advertently added to animal feed instead of magnesium oxide. This made everyone uneasy and Herm decided it was time to leave. (In 1976) He put together some capital and since he had connections with Farm Bureau and the cooperatives he had a head start and much opportunity at his fingertips.

The Elevator Business
During the 1980’s, government was in the grain business, and storage was a big thing. Being an exclusive grain trader presented challenges. With retained earnings set aside, MAC began buying facilities as they became available. In 1985, MAC bought its first facility – a million-bushel storage elevator in Newaygo. It now has a million-bushel capacity. Newaygo was a train-loader that originated grain from outside the area – not a nucleus for grain. However, MAC’s second purchase a year later in Middleton was in a prime production area – Gratiot County. Middleton originally was just a 200,000-bushel capacity but now has grown to million bushels of storage. It’s also the only MAC-owned facility that carries fertilizer and chemicals. MAC went almost another six years before buying another elevator: Blissfield and its sister facility, Jasper, in 1992. In 1997, MAC bought their Marlette facility from Southern Thumb Cooperative. Two years after that, MAC bought the Brown City facility, which is 11 miles from Marlette. In 2001, MAC had its biggest purchase, the former B&W Cooperative in Breckenridge. In 1985 a wholly owned subsidiary of MAC was formed with the purpose of marketing both US and Canadian grain known as London Agricultural Commodities (LAC). The idea developed because of there was a trading connection in Ontario established and shared trading opportunities were available.

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What started as a grain trading company has grown into 10 grain elevators in Michigan under MAC, with two additional elevators and two trading offices in Canada under London Agricultural Commodities. Today they are an international operation founded with values revolving around slow, measured growth, integrity and trust, and the ability to allow people to bloom.

Slow, Measure Growth: We believe in careful, considered investing. That stability is vital to producers who entrust their crops to us, storing the fruit of their labors until they’re ready to sell.

Integrity and Trust: We’ve earned a reputation in the industry for strong moral values, a reputation for keeping our word.

Allow People to Bloom: MAC people are given the authority to do their jobs and to carry out their responsibilities in ways they believe are best for the customers we serve.