GrainStrategy

Antelope Flats Grain Co

Wade Cronin · Smith County, KS · Owen Speck · client since 2023

140k bu at 87% priced · 1,959 head at 69% sold
$5.2M under management
Call before pricingCosts from their booksLast spoke in 25 days11 other findings(785) 555-9044
PositionPlanWorking OrdersSalesBreak-evensLivestockCoverageRecap
Soybeans is 67% sold against a 95% pace with the bid $0.67/bu over cost. Price 1,727 bu through the elevator, which banks $1,157 over cost with no margin call risk. 10 more findings on this family.
Priced
87%
121k bu of 140k bu · pace 80%
Revenue locked
$3.6M
-$117,561 of it over break-even
On the table
$8.7K
Margin over cost in 18k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Needs a call
4 live crops across 809 acres.

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

457 acres at 128 bu/acre · 58k bu expected

Hold
49k bu of new crop is contracted with no insurance guarantee on file

Forward sales are being screened against nothing. Get the Revenue Protection schedule on file, or treat every contracted bushel as production risk until it is.

Break-even
$4.34
From their books, Sep 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$3.98
Board $4.31 with a -$0.33 basis.
Average sold
$4.13
-$0.21 over cost on 49k bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.36
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace83% of 80% target
9,696 bu unpricedStorage 34k bu, 58% of the crop49k bu sold, not hauledNo insurance schedule on file

Corn old crop · Dec 2026

437 acres at 132 bu/acre · 58k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $3.98 is only $0.10/bu over the $3.88 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 79% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$3.88
From their books, Oct 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$3.98
Board $4.31 with a -$0.33 basis.
Average sold
$4.05
+$0.17 over cost on 55k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.10
$248 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace96% of 95% target
2,484 bu unpricedStorage 45k bu, 79% of the crop

Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026

352 acres at 36 bu/acre · 13k bu expected

Hold
10k bu of new crop is contracted with no insurance guarantee on file

Forward sales are being screened against nothing. Get the Revenue Protection schedule on file, or treat every contracted bushel as production risk until it is.

Break-even
$10.07
From their books, Aug 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$10.32
Board $10.86 with a -$0.54 basis.
Average sold
$10.55
+$0.48 over cost on 10k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.25
$668 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace79% of 80% target
2,672 bu unpricedStorage 8,700 bu, 69% of the crop10k bu sold, not hauled500 bu restingNo insurance schedule on file

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Cash
Belleville Co-op
500 bu$11.16 board$0.30Dec 17, 2026

Soybeans old crop · Nov 2026

284 acres at 38 bu/acre · 11k bu expected

Needs a call
Price the next 16%: the bid is $0.67/bu over break-even at 67% sold against a 95% pace

Locking this tranche at today's bid banks profit with no margin call risk. Insurance guarantees 7,600 bu, so 3,592 bu can be contracted without production risk.

1,727 bu at $10.32 banks $1,157 over break-even.

Break-even
$9.65
From their books, Oct 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$10.32
Board $10.86 with a -$0.54 basis.
Average sold
$10.45
+$0.80 over cost on 7,200 bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.67
$2,407 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace67% of 95% target
3,592 bu unpricedStorage 2,800 bu, 26% of the crop1,800 bu sold, not hauled

Every figure on this page is computed from the desk's records. Nothing here is a trade recommendation to the client: the plan is what they agreed to, the next action is what that plan calls for today, and a person decides.