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Whitetail Farms LLC

Dorene Ellison · Mitchell County, KS · Danae Kruse · client since 2023

470k bu at 75% priced
$2M under management
Price to the planCosts are stated, not from their booksLast spoke in 31 days1 other findings(785) 555-2645
Corn break-even is 7 months old. Get updated costs from Dorene Ellison, or get them onto Farmer Metrics so this stops being a phone call every six months. See the whole list.
Priced
75%
352k bu of 470k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$1.5M
$118,467 of it over break-even
On the table
$31.8K
Margin over cost in 118k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
On plan
1 live crop across 2,972 acres.

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

2,972 acres at 158 bu/acre · 470k bu expected

On plan
On plan: 75% sold at $4.37 average, $0.34/bu over break-even

Cash bid $4.30 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung (20% at $4.92).

Break-even
$4.03
Stated by the client, Jan 9, 2026.
Cash bid today
$4.30
Board $4.44 with a -$0.14 basis.
Average sold
$4.37
+$0.34 over cost on 352k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.27
$31,773 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace75% of 72% target
118k bu unpricedStorage 128k bu, 27% of the crop352k bu sold, not hauled34k bu resting47k bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
34k bu$4.72 board$0.28Oct 29, 2026

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.