GrainStrategy

Deer Trail Farms

Dell Yoder · Clay County, KS · Danae Kruse · client since 2019

197k bu at 68% priced · 1,310 head at 35% sold
$4.2M under management
Price to the planCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 32 days1 critical4 other findings(785) 555-8625
Pen, Jul placement time stop passed 15 days ago on a 250 head lot. Move 250 head at $182.00/cwt, which is $153,210 over cost, or agree a new date with Dell Yoder and write it down. 4 more findings on this family.
Priced
68%
134k bu of 197k bu · pace 72%
Revenue locked
$1.7M
$301,879 of it over break-even
On the table
$547.3K
Margin over cost in 63k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Needs a call
1 live crop across 1,217 acres.

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

1,217 acres at 162 bu/acre · 197k bu expected

On plan
On plan: 68% sold at $4.17 average, $0.25/bu over break-even

Cash bid $4.30 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung (21% at $4.73).

Break-even
$3.92
Stated by the client, Dec 9, 2025.
Cash bid today
$4.30
Board $4.44 with a -$0.14 basis.
Average sold
$4.17
+$0.25 over cost on 134k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.38
$23,961 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace68% of 72% target
63k bu unpricedStorage 90k bu, 46% of the crop134k bu sold, not hauled23k bu resting3,900 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
12k bu$4.55 board$0.11Good til canceled
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
11k bu$4.78 board$0.34Good til canceled

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.