GrainStrategy

Cottonwood Farms

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

69k bu at 84% priced
$380.6K under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 35 days3 other findings(785) 555-4931
1,900 bu of Wheat stops being covered in 2 days. Decide before 2026-08-26 whether to roll it, re-price it, or let it go. Letting it go on purpose is a decision; letting it lapse is not. 2 more findings on this family.
Priced
84%
58k bu of 69k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$319K
$3,475 of it over break-even
On the table
$372.1
Margin over cost in 11k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
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 $5.76 is only $0.03/bu over 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, May 9, 2026.
Cash bid today
$5.76
Board $6.01 with a -$0.25 basis.
Average sold
$5.75
+$0.02 over cost on 27k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.03
$295 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace73% of 72% target
9,817 bu unpricedStorage 15k bu, 40% of the crop3,900 bu basis open27k bu sold, not hauled3,900 bu resting700 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
1,900 bu$6.07 cash$0.31Aug 26, 2026
2 days
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
2,000 bu$6.07 cash$0.31Oct 31, 2026

Wheat old crop · Sep 2026

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

Hold
Cash bid $5.21 is only $0.08/bu over 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
$5.21
Board $5.46 with a -$0.25 basis.
Average sold
$5.22
+$0.09 over cost on 32k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.08
$78 across the unpriced bushels.
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$0.23Oct 5, 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.