Many grain marketing companies talk about how well they sell grain for farmers. They tell you the average price sold and how “great” their sell signals are… but how do they determine if they did a good job? Did they compare it to the actual farmer’s business?
Anyone can say they have done a great job without comparing it to something; this can be misleading to farmers and their profitability. So what should farmers do to help their business?
Crop-Side Marketing is the answer. Not only does Crop-Side Marketing help farmers sell grain on a personal level, but we document every single sale. We benchmark our sales to their business. We put ourselves in the farmer’s shoes and show them how to market grain better.
Anyone can say they have done a great job without comparing it to something; this can be misleading to farmers and their profitability. So what should farmers do to help their business?
Crop-Side Marketing is the answer. Not only does Crop-Side Marketing help farmers sell grain on a personal level, but we document every single sale. We benchmark our sales to their business. We put ourselves in the farmer’s shoes and show them how to market grain better.
To answer the question about how to determine if we have done a good job, we take the average price for the year and compare it to our average. Achieving the average price for the year can be difficult, but any good marketing service should be able to. We have over 8 years of solid performance beating the average price.
Not only do we compare average prices on a per bushel level, but we have put together a table below that converts it to actual dollars saved. The table below shows that if you raised 165 bushel corn and X acres, how much Crop-Side Marketing would have saved you.
Not only do we compare average prices on a per bushel level, but we have put together a table below that converts it to actual dollars saved. The table below shows that if you raised 165 bushel corn and X acres, how much Crop-Side Marketing would have saved you.
Example: If you have 1,000 acres of corn and raised more than 165 bushel, Crop-Side Marketing on average would save your farm business $53,831 per year more than selling at the average price.
*Key note: Most people can’t sell the average price for the year!
*Key note: Most people can’t sell the average price for the year!
If you are a farmer that wants to put money back in your pocket, Crop-Side Marketing is the grain marketing service for you. If you have any questions about what we offer please visit our website www.crop-side.com or give us a call at 815-692-6612.