Tallgrass Ag
Vern Gruber · Thayer County, NE · Owen Speck · client since 2017
2.8M bu at 69% priced
$11.8M under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 63 days7 other findings(785) 555-5288
$8,129,740 is locked across 8 contracts, $492,016 of it over this family's cost of production. Every one of those decisions has a dated record behind it.
Contracts
8
1.9M bu priced, 69% of expected production.
Revenue locked
$8,129,740
$492,016 of it over break-even.
Basis left open
0 bu
Board locked, cash price not yet settled.
Sold, not hauled
865k bu
Contracted bushels that still have to physically move.
Contracts
| Priced | Crop | Instrument | Bushels | Board | Basis | Net cash | Over cost | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Corn new crop | Forward/HTA | 150k bu | $4.53 | -$0.17 | $4.36 | +$0.22 $32,934 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 203k bu | $4.37 | -$0.21 | $4.16 | +$0.38 $77,292 | Oct 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| May 10, 2026 | Corn new crop | Basis | 173k bu | $4.23 | -$0.13 | $4.10 | -$0.04 -$6,936 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| May 2, 2026 | Corn old crop | Cash | 80k bu | $4.49 | -$0.20 | $4.29 | +$0.51 $40,902 | Oct 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Corn new crop | Cash | 91k bu | $4.29 | -$0.13 | $4.16 | +$0.02 $1,822 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 303k bu | $4.25 | -$0.20 | $4.05 | +$0.27 $81,702 | Oct 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Corn new crop | Basis | 451k bu | $4.46 | -$0.22 | $4.24 | +$0.10 $45,060 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 487k bu | $4.35 | -$0.12 | $4.23 | +$0.45 $219,240 | Oct 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
Net cash is the board plus the basis, which is the only price the family is actually paid. Where the basis is open the stored figure is today's estimate rather than a settled price, so the average across the account moves until somebody fixes it.
What was advised, and what they decided
| Date | Crop | Outcome | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | Corn | Priced | Filled the resting order and confirmed the contract |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Corn | Check in | Season check in, no recommendation |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Corn | No answer | Left a message about the next tranche |
| May 17, 2026 | Corn | Priced | Filled the resting order and confirmed the contract |
| May 12, 2026 | Corn | Check in | Season check in, no recommendation |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Corn | Agreed, not yet executed | Agreed to move old crop once trucking frees up |
TODO: the contact history in this demo is synthetic. These are invented conversations and they must be cleared before anybody outside the desk sees this page. The record itself is the point: it is the least glamorous thing in the product and probably the most valuable.