Clearwater Farms
Marie Albrecht · Washington County, KS · Owen Speck · client since 2022
96k bu at 78% priced
$560.3K under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 25 days11 other findings(785) 555-5591
1 break-even is more than 6 months old. Every target, every margin and every recommendation on that crop is measured against numbers set before this season's fertilizer, fuel and cash rent were known. Getting Marie Albrecht onto Farmer Metrics is what stops this being a phone call every six months. See the referral path.
From their books
0%
The rest were stated on a call or estimated from county averages.
Oldest
8 mo
The desk treats anything past 6 months as not trusted.
Desk cushion
$0.10
A break-even is an estimate, so pricing exactly at one is pricing at the midpoint of an error bar.
On Farmer Metrics
No
Costs have to be collected by phone every season.
Cost of production, by crop
| Crop | Break-even | Source | As of | Expected | Cost of the crop | Cash bid over cost | Trusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat new crop · 313 acres at 62 bu | $5.42 | County estimate | Aug 25, 2026 2 months old | 19k bu | $105,181 $336/acre | -$0.11 bid $5.31 | With a caveat |
| Wheat old crop · 258 acres at 59 bu | $5.06 | County estimate | Jul 25, 2026 3 months old | 15k bu | $77,023 $299/acre | -$0.13 bid $4.93 | With a caveat |
| Soybeans new crop · 228 acres at 46 bu | $10.76 | County estimate | Apr 25, 2026 6 months old | 10k bu | $112,851 $495/acre | -$0.44 bid $10.32 | With a caveat |
| Soybeans old crop · 212 acres at 55 bu | $9.99 | Stated on a call | Apr 25, 2026 6 months old | 12k bu | $116,483 $549/acre | +$0.33 bid $10.32 | With a caveat |
| Corn new crop · 134 acres at 176 bu | $4.51 | Stated on a call | Aug 25, 2026 2 months old | 24k bu | $106,364 $794/acre | -$0.53 bid $3.98 | With a caveat |
| Corn old crop · 110 acres at 145 bu | $4.52 | Stated on a call | Feb 25, 2026 8 months old | 16k bu | $72,094 $655/acre | -$0.54 bid $3.98 | Out of date |
The desk treats a break-even older than 6 months as not trusted, because six months spans a planting-to-harvest change in fertilizer, fuel and cash rent. A February break-even used to justify an August sale is a different farm's numbers.
Cost per acre is the cost of the crop divided by planted acres, so it moves with yield as well as with cost. A good year lowers the cost per bushel without a single input getting cheaper, which is the part clients find hardest to believe and the reason the plan is written in dollars per bushel.