Tallgrass Ag
Vern Gruber · Thayer County, NE · Owen Speck · client since 2017
2.8M bu at 64% priced
$12.6M under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 3 months4 other findings(785) 555-5288
$8,042,528 is locked across 8 contracts, $954,182 of it over this family's cost of production. Every one of those decisions has a dated record behind it.
Contracts
8
1.8M bu priced, 64% of expected production.
Revenue locked
$8,042,528
$954,182 of it over break-even.
Basis left open
0 bu
Board locked, cash price not yet settled.
Sold, not hauled
732k bu
Contracted bushels that still have to physically move.
Contracts
| Priced | Crop | Instrument | Bushels | Board | Basis | Net cash | Over cost | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Corn new crop | Forward/HTA | 127k bu | $4.67 | $0.06 | $4.73 | +$0.59 $74,812 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 203k bu | $4.33 | $0.02 | $4.35 | +$0.57 $115,938 | Aug 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Corn new crop | Basis | 147k bu | $4.35 | $0.10 | $4.45 | +$0.31 $45,508 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Feb 14, 2026 | Corn old crop | Cash | 80k bu | $4.44 | $0.03 | $4.47 | +$0.69 $55,338 | Aug 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Corn new crop | Cash | 77k bu | $4.42 | $0.10 | $4.52 | +$0.38 $29,298 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 303k bu | $4.22 | $0.03 | $4.25 | +$0.47 $142,222 | Aug 2026 Superior Crush Hauled |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Corn new crop | Basis | 381k bu | $4.60 | $0.01 | $4.61 | +$0.47 $179,258 | Dec 2026 Superior Crush Not hauled |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Corn old crop | Forward/HTA | 487k bu | $4.31 | $0.11 | $4.42 | +$0.64 $311,808 | Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Corn | Priced | Filled the resting order and confirmed the contract |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Corn | Check in | Season check in, no recommendation |
| May 5, 2026 | Corn | No answer | Left a message about the next tranche |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Corn | Priced | Filled the resting order and confirmed the contract |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Corn | Check in | Season check in, no recommendation |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 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.