GrainStrategy

Cottonwood Farms

Elaine Jansen · Cloud County, KS · Bree Sandoval · client since 2022

69k bu at 84% priced
$355.1K under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 20 days2 other findings(785) 555-4931
3,900 bu of Wheat has been priced with the basis open for over 60 days. Call the elevator and fix the basis on these bushels, or tell Elaine Jansen plainly that this part of their position is not fully priced yet. 1 more findings on this family.
Priced
84%
58k bu of 69k bu · pace 80%
Revenue locked
$298.2K
-$17,360 of it over break-even
On the table
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Today's bids do not clear this family's cost of production.
Reading
Hold
2 live crops across 597 acres.

Wheat new crop · Jul 2027

597 acres at 61 bu/acre · 36k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $5.31 is under the $5.73 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 40% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$5.73
Stated by the client, Jul 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$5.31
Board $5.90 with a -$0.59 basis.
Average sold
$5.30
-$0.43 over cost on 27k bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.42
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace73% of 80% target
Sold against insured
Sold 27k buInsured 27k bu, typed on the planExpected 36k bu

700 bu left inside the insured bushels.

9,817 bu unpricedStorage 15k bu, 40% of the crop3,900 bu basis open27k bu sold, not hauled3,900 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
1,900 bu$6.07 cash$0.76Nov 11, 2026
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
2,000 bu$6.07 cash$0.76Jan 16, 2027

Wheat old crop · Dec 2026

565 acres at 58 bu/acre · 33k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $4.93 is under the $5.13 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 45% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$5.13
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$4.93
Board $5.52 with a -$0.59 basis.
Average sold
$4.94
-$0.19 over cost on 32k bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.20
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace97% of 95% target
970 bu unpricedStorage 15k bu, 45% of the crop100 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
100 bu$5.44 cash$0.51Dec 21, 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.