GrainStrategy

Smoky Hill Acres

Dell Ostrander · Smith County, KS · Wes Tolliver · client since 2016

42k bu at 79% priced
$293.8K under management
Price to the planCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 3 months4 other findings(785) 555-8594
18k bu of Corn contracted with no insurance schedule on file. Get the Revenue Protection schedule on file. Until then every contracted bushel is production risk. 3 more findings on this family.
Priced
79%
34k bu of 42k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$238.6K
$4,872 of it over break-even
On the table
$2.2K
Margin over cost in 8,825 bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Hold
3 live crops across 420 acres.

Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026

239 acres at 37 bu/acre · 8,843 bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $10.66 is under the $11.05 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 42% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$11.05
Stated by the client, Feb 9, 2026.
Cash bid today
$10.66
Board $10.88 with a -$0.22 basis.
Average sold
$10.68
-$0.37 over cost on 6,500 bu.
Bid over cost
-$0.39
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace74% of 72% target
2,343 bu unpricedStorage 3,700 bu, 42% of the crop6,500 bu sold, not hauled600 bu resting600 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Mankato Elevator
600 bu$10.97 board$0.09Good til canceled

Soybeans old crop · Aug 2026

212 acres at 44 bu/acre · 9,328 bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $10.62 is only $0.04/bu over the $10.58 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 28% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$10.58
Stated by the client, Aug 9, 2026.
Cash bid today
$10.62
Board $10.84 with a -$0.22 basis.
Average sold
$10.56
-$0.02 over cost on 8,800 bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.04
$21 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace94% of 95% target
528 bu unpricedStorage 2,600 bu, 28% of the crop4,000 bu sold, not hauled100 bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Cash
Mankato Elevator
100 bu$11.21 cash$0.59Oct 10, 2026

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

181 acres at 134 bu/acre · 24k bu expected

Hold
18k bu of new crop is contracted with no insurance guarantee on file

Forward sales are being screened against nothing. Get the Revenue Protection schedule on file, or treat every contracted bushel as production risk until it is.

Break-even
$3.76
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
$4.13
Board $4.44 with a -$0.31 basis.
Average sold
$4.17
+$0.41 over cost on 18k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.37
$2,203 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace75% of 72% target
5,954 bu unpricedStorage 13k bu, 54% of the crop18k bu sold, not hauledNo insurance schedule on file

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.