Corn time stop passed 46 days ago on a 20% tranche. Price 141k bu at $4.13, which is $-57,885 over cost, or agree a new date with Cassie Hemmelgarn and write it down.
5 more findings on this family.
Priced
451k bu of 1.1M bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$141,313 of it over break-even
On the table
Margin over cost in 600k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
3 live crops across 7,897 acres.
Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026
3,670 acres at 52 bu/acre · 191k bu expected
140k 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
Stated by the client, Mar 9, 2026.
Cash bid today
Board $10.88 with a -$0.22 basis.
Average sold
+$0.85 over cost on 140k bu.
Bid over cost
$36,380 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace73% of 72% target
51k bu unpricedStorage 48k bu, 25% of the crop140k bu sold, not hauled18k bu restingNo insurance schedule on file
Resting in the market
| Instrument | Bushels | Trigger | Away | Expires |
|---|
| Forward/HTA Mankato Elevator | 6,100 bu | $11.12 board | $0.24 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Forward/HTA Mankato Elevator | 12k bu | $10.98 cash | $0.32 | Nov 2, 2026 |
Soybeans old crop · Aug 2026
3,426 acres at 45 bu/acre · 154k bu expected
On plan: 96% sold at $10.85 average, $0.62/bu over break-even
Cash bid $10.62 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung.
Break-even
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $10.84 with a -$0.22 basis.
Average sold
+$0.62 over cost on 147k bu.
Bid over cost
$2,679 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace96% of 95% target
6,870 bu unpricedStorage 103k bu, 67% of the crop
Corn new crop · Dec 2026
4,227 acres at 167 bu/acre · 706k bu expected
Time stop passed: the 20% tranche was due 2026-07-09
The plan prices this tranche on the calendar rather than the market, so unpriced grain does not ride into delivery. Today's cash bid is $4.13 against a $4.54 break-even.
141k bu at $4.13 banks -$57,885 over break-even.
Break-even
Estimated from county averages.
Cash bid today
Board $4.44 with a -$0.31 basis.
Average sold
-$0.42 over cost on 164k bu.
Bid over cost
The market is not paying this family's cost right now.
Priced against pace23% of 72% target
542k bu unpricedStorage 605k bu, 86% of the crop164k bu sold, not hauled80k bu resting436k bu safe to contract
Resting in the market
| Instrument | Bushels | Trigger | Away | Expires |
|---|
| Forward/HTA Mankato Elevator | 80k bu | $4.75 board | $0.31 | Sep 26, 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.