Corn time stop passed 46 days ago on a 22% tranche. Price 10k bu at $4.41, which is $6,250 over cost, or agree a new date with Elaine Ostrander and write it down.
7 more findings on this family.
Priced
64k bu of 124k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$242 of it over break-even
On the table
Margin over cost in 60k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
4 live crops across 645 acres.
Corn new crop · Dec 2026
256 acres at 179 bu/acre · 46k bu expected
Time stop passed: the 22% tranche was due 2026-07-09
The plan prices this tranche on the calendar rather than the market, so unpriced grain does not ride into delivery. Today's cash bid is $4.41 against a $3.79 break-even.
10k bu at $4.41 banks $6,250 over break-even.
Break-even
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $4.44 with a -$0.03 basis.
Average sold
+$0.64 over cost on 9,600 bu.
Bid over cost
$22,459 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace21% of 72% target
36k bu unpricedStorage 33k bu, 71% of the crop9,600 bu sold, not hauled23k bu safe to contract
Corn old crop · Sep 2026
234 acres at 161 bu/acre · 38k bu expected
Cash bid $4.24 is under the $4.45 break-even
No forced sales. Storage covers 67% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.
Break-even
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $4.27 with a -$0.03 basis.
Average sold
-$0.14 over cost on 21k bu.
Bid over cost
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace55% of 95% target
17k bu unpricedStorage 25k bu, 67% of the crop4,500 bu resting
Resting in the market
| Instrument | Bushels | Trigger | Away | Expires |
|---|
| Forward/HTA Atchison River Terminal | 4,500 bu | $4.72 cash | $0.48 | Sep 10, 2026 |
Wheat new crop · Jul 2027
389 acres at 60 bu/acre · 23k bu expected
17k 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
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $6.01 with a -$0.10 basis.
Average sold
+$0.40 over cost on 17k bu.
Bid over cost
$1,504 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace72% of 72% target
6,540 bu unpricedStorage 9,600 bu, 41% of the crop17k bu sold, not hauled1,900 bu restingNo insurance schedule on file
Resting in the market
| Instrument | Bushels | Trigger | Away | Expires |
|---|
| Forward/HTA Atchison River Terminal | 1,900 bu | $6.23 board | $0.22 | Oct 14, 2026 |
Wheat old crop · Sep 2026
324 acres at 52 bu/acre · 17k bu expected
Cash bid $5.36 is under the $5.93 break-even
No forced sales. Storage covers 78% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.
Break-even
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $5.46 with a -$0.10 basis.
Average sold
-$0.60 over cost on 16k bu.
Bid over cost
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace97% of 95% target
548 bu unpricedStorage 13k bu, 78% of the crop
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.