Sell Your Grain Now
Managing your cash flow is hard enough. Doing business with your grain buyer shouldn’t be.
Sell Your Grain Now
Managing your cash flow is hard enough. Doing business with your grain buyer shouldn’t be.
Make a Cash Sale
You know your farm operation best and when you need operating capital. We’re here for you when you need to make a cash sale.
Stay in the Know
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Deliver Your Grain
Short on time? Check unload times before you leave home with the ADM Wait Time app (at select locations).
Improve Your Odds in 4 Steps
Every year—no matter what the markets or weather bring—these habits make a real difference.
1. Set Price Targets
Aim to meet cost of production + fixed costs + profit margin. Learn how in Shift.
2. Track Progress
Use software to track profitability and sell additional bushels at the right times.
3. Personalize a Plan
Plan around seasonal trends and cash needs with marketing strategies that meet your goals.
4. Stay Disciplined
Set “sell-by” dates for portions of your projected yield. Work to spread risk and lock in margins as you go.
Pro Tip
Typically, markets are higher early in the crop year and decline toward harvest. Consider March-June for opportunities in corn and January-May for soybeans.
Learn MoreGet Cash a Smarter Way
Sell cash grain but stick to your bigger marketing plan.
Use Upside Contracts
Some ADM contracts pay a portion of your proceeds upfront, with potential for more if markets go higher.
Use Offers
Read some helpful do’s and don’ts from ADM’s Matthew Kroes on using offers.
Consider Forward Marketing
Cash sales may feel secure, but some forward marketing can help reduce your price risk.
Pro Tip
“Sometimes we have to market out of necessity. A lot of us coast into harvest on fumes. But we want to get away from that as much as possible.” – Matt Bennett, Producer and Consultant
Listen to the whole podcast interview with Matt
I work with a producer who uses price targets, and whenever we get there, he continues to sell. He’s able to protect himself, but also participate in the upside through close communication with me.
Guy Christensen, ADM Representative
Pro Tip
If you’re worried about committing to a forward price, you can add a floor price or upside opportunity into many of our contracts.
Pro Tip
Be consistent with forward marketing. Exceptional years like 2012 will happen, but most years, locking in some pre-harvest sales has proven to be exactly the right move.
Talk Things Over
You may only know us as the folks who empty trucks and send checks. But there’s a lot more to your ADM team: Knowledge, guidance, and a variety of tools to help you be a better marketer of your crops.
Call on us to discuss
- Pricing strategies
- Cash flow needs
- Storage concerns
- Capturing market opportunities
- Price protection
- How to use crop insurance
- Marketing terms and methods
- Annual grain marketing planning
- Managing fertilizer cost risk