GrainStrategy

Stonebridge Acres

Beth Albrecht · Clay County, KS · Owen Speck · client since 2020

266k bu at 69% priced
$1.7M under management
Price to the planCosts from their booksLast spoke in 45 days2 other findings(785) 555-4545
Every break-even on this account came out of Beth Albrecht's own books and is current. That is the strongest footing a marketing plan can have: the cost side is measured rather than remembered, so the margins on the other tabs mean what they say.
From their books
100%
The rest were stated on a call or estimated from county averages.
Oldest
2 mo
The desk treats anything past 6 months as not trusted.
Desk cushion
$0.10
A break-even is an estimate, so pricing exactly at one is pricing at the midpoint of an error bar.
On Farmer Metrics
Yes
Costs arrive from their own books and update when they do.

Cost of production, by crop

CropBreak-evenSourceAs ofExpectedCost of the cropCash bid over costTrusted
Wheat
new crop · 1,358 acres at 62 bu
$5.97Their booksJul 9, 2026
1 month old
84k bu$502,650
$370/acre
-$0.22
bid $5.75
Yes
Wheat
old crop · 1,156 acres at 53 bu
$5.98Their booksAug 9, 202661k bu$366,383
$317/acre
-$0.78
bid $5.20
Yes
Milo
new crop · 644 acres at 98 bu
$4.28Their booksJul 9, 2026
1 month old
63k bu$270,119
$419/acre
-$0.42
bid $3.86
Yes
Soybeans
new crop · 1,086 acres at 53 bu
$10.75Their booksJun 9, 2026
2 months old
58k bu$618,749
$570/acre
+$0.03
bid $10.78
Yes

The desk treats a break-even older than 6 months as not trusted, because six months spans a planting-to-harvest change in fertilizer, fuel and cash rent. A February break-even used to justify an August sale is a different farm's numbers.

Cost per acre is the cost of the crop divided by planted acres, so it moves with yield as well as with cost. A good year lowers the cost per bushel without a single input getting cheaper, which is the part clients find hardest to believe and the reason the plan is written in dollars per bushel.