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Call ahead.  Let us know what your plans are.  If you can combine, we'll be open! Currently we have no interest at Wooler rd but Campbellford is running

A memorial parade is being held for Scott Brown this Saturday.  Everyone is welcome to join with their tractors, big trucks or pick ups.  Meet on Brock Concession Road #14 between Simcoe & Highway 12 at 10:30 am.  A carpool will be leaving our Campbellford location at 8:30 am.  Let us know if you want to join us.

Sorry we have been a little lax in the market commentary department lately. It looks like there is no shortage of sellers fatigue out there. Very frustrating selling at profitable and historically good levels and yet watching markets continue to rise. You are not alone, as there are very few so called experts that saw this coming. However, looking back and dwelling on sellers remorse is not gonna change anything, looking forward and making plan can. This is very evident when it comes to new crop target orders... or more so, a lack of them. It is still early but one has to keep in mind that time, can both work for and against you. Usually $200 buys gobs of new crop corn but not this year. This corn market, both basis and futures is clearly led by the export market which is pretty unusual. That alone makes it pretty hard to say how long exporters stand in. The ethanol plants, normally a big demand driver, are still struggling with sluggish fuel demand and high priced corn. They wouldn't be bidding what they are if it weren't for the export bid. That's kind of a long way of saying, yes, we have pretty good values, the trend is up, but it aint all sunshine and roses. More covid restrictions could shut down e plants over night and when the water closes, export bids likely back off too. 

  So enough bla bla bla, what's an actionable plan? First off, old crop beans are almost gone, it's a great price, sell em and buy your husbands something pretty, ladies. Old corn, I would stay with my "never put corn in commercial storage, cuz it hardly ever pays" rule. You think it's gonna be $250 by summer? OK... (checks calculator) that's breakeven. Storage and elevation kicks in Dec 1, deferred pay is a low risk option. New crop, prices are inverted (lower than old crop), this has a tendancy to pull the deferred values higher in time. We already sold a bit of corn to get started. If $200 is not good enough, I would suggest putting some offers in a bit above that. $205? $210? $220? Nobody knows how high it will go so, back it up to our 5 step plan again. Focus on profit, not on price. I think if you do that, profitability looks pretty darn good at those levels. Call if you want to talk about your specific situation. 

 We have decided to make our offices not public places to meet the latest Covid restrictions. Please stay with your trucks and watch signal lights. At the pits, we will be letting you crank your tarps/gates to avoid extra human contact. To aid communications, you might consider adding a cb to your truck. If you would prefer weigh tickets emailed to you to avoid the mailbox, let the office know.   

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