GrainStrategy

Dry Creek Farms

Hank Jansen · Smith County, KS · Owen Speck · client since 2015

21k bu at 73% priced
$184.7K under management
Call before pricingCosts from their booksLast spoke in 28 days2 other findings(785) 555-5544
4,300 bu is priced on the board with the basis still open, so the average price below is an estimate on those bushels rather than a number. Somebody has to ring the elevator and fix it, or tell Hank Jansen plainly that this part of the position is not fully priced yet.
Contracts
5
15k bu priced, 73% of expected production.
Revenue locked
$134,651
$13,761 of it over break-even.
Basis left open
4,300 bu
Board locked, cash price not yet settled.
Sold, not hauled
15k bu
Contracted bushels that still have to physically move.

Contracts

PricedCropInstrumentBushelsBoardBasisNet cashOver costDelivery
May 11, 2026Soybeans
new crop
Forward/HTA4,800 bu$11.09-$0.31$10.78+$1.49
$7,152
Nov 2026
Washington County Elevator
Not hauled
Apr 17, 2026Wheat
new crop
Forward/HTA3,600 bu$6.11-$0.27$5.84+$0.07
$252
Jul 2027
Washington County Elevator
Not hauled
Feb 28, 2026Wheat
new crop
Forward/HTA1,400 bu$5.84-$0.23$5.61-$0.16
-$224
Jul 2027
Washington County Elevator
Not hauled
Feb 6, 2026Soybeans
new crop
Forward/HTA4,300 bu$11.08-$0.32
Open
$10.76
estimate
+$1.47
$6,321
Nov 2026
Washington County Elevator
Not hauled
Jan 6, 2026Wheat
new crop
Forward/HTA1,300 bu$6.27-$0.30$5.97+$0.20
$260
Jul 2027
Washington County Elevator
Not 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

DateCropOutcomeRecommendation
Jul 8, 2026WheatPricedBooked a forward contract inside the insurance guarantee
Jun 10, 2026WheatPricedPriced the next tranche at the elevator, board plus basis
Mar 28, 2026SoybeansDeclinedRecommended fixing basis, client wants to see spring
Feb 13, 2026SoybeansPricedFilled the resting order and confirmed the contract
Nov 14, 2025WheatCheck inWalked through the position and the ladder
Oct 25, 2025WheatCheck inWalked through the position and the ladder

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.