GrainStrategy

Salt Fork Farms

Peg Hemmelgarn · Thayer County, NE · Katie Rennick · client since 2016

67k bu at 78% priced · 333 head at 97% sold
$715K under management
Self directedCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 1 day9 other findings(785) 555-9230
PositionPlanWorking OrdersSalesBreak-evensLivestockCoverageRecap
Wheat is 73% sold against a 80% pace with the bid $0.22/bu over cost. Price 300 bu through the elevator, which banks $66 over cost with no margin call risk. 8 more findings on this family.
Priced
78%
52k bu of 67k bu · pace 80%
Revenue locked
$639.1K
$125,553 of it over break-even
On the table
$5.1K
Margin over cost in 15k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Hold
3 live crops across 461 acres.

Wheat new crop · Jul 2027

254 acres at 59 bu/acre · 15k bu expected

On plan
On plan: 73% sold at $5.37 average, $0.35/bu over break-even

Cash bid $5.24 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung.

Break-even
$5.02
Stated by the client, Feb 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$5.24
Board $5.90 with a -$0.66 basis.
Average sold
$5.37
+$0.35 over cost on 11k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.22
$899 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace73% of 80% target
Sold against insured
Sold 11k buInsured 11k bu, typed on the planExpected 15k bu

300 bu left inside the insured bushels.

4,086 bu unpricedStorage 8,100 bu, 54% of the crop11k bu sold, not hauled

Wheat old crop · Dec 2026

219 acres at 61 bu/acre · 13k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $4.86 is under the $5.05 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 64% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$5.05
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$4.86
Board $5.52 with a -$0.66 basis.
Average sold
$4.77
-$0.28 over cost on 13k bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.19
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace97% of 95% target
459 bu unpricedStorage 8,600 bu, 64% of the crop5,000 bu basis open6,000 bu sold, not hauled200 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Cash
Hebron Farmers Co-op
100 bu$5.35 cash$0.49Good til canceled
Forward/HTA
Hebron Farmers Co-op
100 bu$5.35 cash$0.49Dec 17, 2026

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

207 acres at 185 bu/acre · 38k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $3.84 is under the $4.44 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 24% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$4.44
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$3.84
Board $4.31 with a -$0.47 basis.
Average sold
$3.88
-$0.56 over cost on 28k bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.60
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace73% of 80% target
Sold against insured
Sold 28k buInsured 29k bu, typed on the planExpected 38k bu

700 bu left inside the insured bushels.

10k bu unpricedStorage 9,000 bu, 24% of the crop28k bu sold, not hauled3,200 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Cash
Hebron Farmers Co-op
1,500 bu$4.34 board$0.03
Near
Good til canceled
Forward/HTA
Hebron Farmers Co-op
1,700 bu$4.71 cash$0.87Jan 16, 2027

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.