GrainStrategy

Rolling Plains Family Farms

Neil Gruber · Mitchell County, KS · Katie Rennick · client since 2024

114k bu at 73% priced
$751.4K under management
Self directedCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 20 days8 other findings(785) 555-3905
Holding 775 bu of old-crop Soybeans now costs $0.12/bu. Move these bushels. $93 of storage cost over the holding period is the price of continuing to wait. 7 more findings on this family.
Priced
73%
84k bu of 114k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$575.4K
$9,994 of it over break-even
On the table
$4.4K
Margin over cost in 30k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Hold
3 live crops across 1,039 acres.

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

537 acres at 136 bu/acre · 73k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $4.39 is only $0.03/bu over the $4.36 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 88% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$4.36
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$4.39
Board $4.44 with a -$0.05 basis.
Average sold
$4.33
-$0.03 over cost on 50k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.03
$700 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace68% of 72% target
23k bu unpricedStorage 64k bu, 88% of the crop50k bu sold, not hauled7,900 bu resting1,400 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Smith Center Feeders
4,900 bu$4.69 cash$0.30Aug 22, 2026
-2 days
Forward/HTA
Smith Center Feeders
3,000 bu$4.76 board$0.32Aug 22, 2026
-2 days

Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026

502 acres at 42 bu/acre · 21k bu expected

On plan
On plan: 71% sold at $10.74 average, $0.58/bu over break-even

Cash bid $10.74 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung (18% at $12.32).

Break-even
$10.16
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$10.74
Board $10.88 with a -$0.14 basis.
Average sold
$10.74
+$0.58 over cost on 15k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.58
$3,529 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace71% of 72% target
6,084 bu unpricedStorage 9,600 bu, 46% of the crop7,200 bu basis open15k bu sold, not hauled3,500 bu resting1,900 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Cash
Smith Center Feeders
1,700 bu$10.93 cash$0.19Aug 31, 2026
7 days
Forward/HTA
Smith Center Feeders
1,800 bu$11.09 cash$0.35Oct 16, 2026

Soybeans old crop · Aug 2026

435 acres at 45 bu/acre · 20k bu expected

On plan
On plan: 96% sold at $10.59 average, $0.15/bu over break-even

Cash bid $10.70 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung.

Break-even
$10.44
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$10.70
Board $10.84 with a -$0.14 basis.
Average sold
$10.59
+$0.15 over cost on 19k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.26
$201 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace96% of 95% target
775 bu unpricedStorage 7,600 bu, 39% of the crop6,600 bu sold, not hauled200 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Smith Center Feeders
200 bu$11.09 board$0.25Nov 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.