Midwest Tradings’ history began with supplying peat moss and potting media to nursery growers and later expanded into other non-plant products such as hardwood and pine mulches, mushroom compost, Nursery Supplies containers and VersaQuonset greenhouses. Over the years, Midwest Trading has introduced new products into the Green Industry, such as CU-Structural soil, rooftop garden media, as well as custom bagged and bulk media. Our standard soil media remain second to none, and we service customers with custom mix formulations to fit special needs.

In 1993, Midwest Trading expanded into the hardwood bark mulch market, producing mainly premium hardwood bark mulch. Soon thereafter, pine bark mulch, pine and hardwood fines and red cedar products were introduced. Also in 1993, a soil blending facility was constructed, allowing for the custom mixing of raw materials into finished landscape and nursery mixes. Midwest Trading has become well known in the industry for high quality media production.

In 2005, Midwest Trading relocated its headquarters and related facilities to Virgil, Illinois, 4.5 miles west of Route 47 on Route 64. The new facility houses the main office, a warehouse, a fully stocked material pick up yard, and a new state of the art soil blending facility. In St. Charles, the material pick up yard was combined with the existing Midwest Groundcovers yard and remains a fully stocked, convenient location for servicing our loyal customers.

Since 1981, Midwest Trading has been a leader in the Green Industry, providing quality products and services to our customers in an ever growing and changing market. We are proud of our history and achievements over the years and look forward to serving our customers for many years to come!