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Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Daily Floor Plus
Price grain above the market and have guaranteed protection. Daily Floor Plus is a customizable averaging strategy that avoids market lows and captures market highs. Ideal for farmers who like a "set it and forget it" approach to grain marketing.
- Set your timeframe and customize your plan with 4 price levels — Plus, Floor, Trigger, and Target.
- Get your Plus price on an equal portion of contracted grain every day the market stays above your Trigger price.
- Protect your bottom line with a guaranteed minimum if the market falls.
- At the end of the contract, your bushels are averaged for your final cash price.
- You agree to a Contingent Offer for like quantity if the market does not hit the Trigger price.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Pacer Ultra™
Average daily pricing with added protection and upside. Set it and forget it with average daily pricing like our Pacer contract. With the added advantage of an established floor price and enhanced average pricing window to capture market upside.
- Price your floor at or above current market levels — with no averaging points below your floor.
- Capitalize on upside market participation with an enhanced average pricing window.
- Establish your basis any time prior to delivery and price out at any time.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Deferred Delivery
Sell now. Deliver later. Use this contract when you’re comfortable making pricing decisions ahead of delivery and can manage production and quality risk. You can lock in a guaranteed price for your grain today and deliver in the future.
- Lock in an attractive futures price when you believe prices have reached their peak.
- Reserve space for future grain delivery and defer payment to a new tax year.
- Synchronize delivery and cash flow requirements.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
Premium Offer
Get a premium price for your grain. Sell new or old grain now for an enhanced cash price. In exchange, make a Firm Offer to sell the same number of bushels for deferred delivery at an established price.
- Sell grain today for an enhanced cash price.
- Agree to a Firm Offer for like quantity if the futures price is at or above a target price on an established pricing date.
- Deliver your additional bushels if the market is at or above your Firm Offer.
- You keep your premium, even if the Firm Offer isn’t triggered.
Use when the market is:
- Neutral
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
MarketTracker Market Order
Take the long view of the futures market. Use this contract to lock in an attractive futures price on crops you haven’t yet seeded and establish your basis closer to delivery.
- Capture an attractive futures price when you believe the market won’t reach that level later.
- Reserve space for future delivery.
- Establish the basis when you’re closer to the delivery date.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
- Neutral
Deferred Delivery
Sell now. Deliver later. Use this contract when you’re comfortable making pricing decisions ahead of delivery and can manage production and quality risk. You can lock in a guaranteed price for your grain today and deliver in the future.
- Lock in an attractive futures price when you believe prices have reached their peak.
- Reserve space for future grain delivery and defer payment to a new tax year.
- Synchronize delivery and cash flow requirements.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
Premium Offer
Get a premium price for your grain. Sell new or old grain now for an enhanced cash price. In exchange, make a Firm Offer to sell the same number of bushels for deferred delivery at an established price.
- Sell grain today for an enhanced cash price.
- Agree to a Firm Offer for like quantity if the futures price is at or above a target price on an established pricing date.
- Deliver your additional bushels if the market is at or above your Firm Offer.
- You keep your premium, even if the Firm Offer isn’t triggered.
Use when the market is:
- Neutral
Futures First
Help eliminate risk in a volatile market. Eliminate the downside risk of the futures market and set your basis on a later date.
- Secure futures price and delivery period to help eliminate market uncertainty and risk.
- Set basis on or before your delivery period.
- Final cash price is the futures price component adjusted for basis.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Daily Floor Plus
Price grain above the market and have guaranteed protection. Daily Floor Plus is a customizable averaging strategy that avoids market lows and captures market highs. Ideal for farmers who like a "set it and forget it" approach to grain marketing.
- Set your timeframe and customize your plan with 4 price levels — Plus, Floor, Trigger, and Target.
- Get your Plus price on an equal portion of contracted grain every day the market stays above your Trigger price.
- Protect your bottom line with a guaranteed minimum if the market falls.
- At the end of the contract, your bushels are averaged for your final cash price.
- You agree to a Contingent Offer for like quantity if the market does not hit the Trigger price.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Daily Floor Plus
Price grain above the market and have guaranteed protection. Daily Floor Plus is a customizable averaging strategy that avoids market lows and captures market highs. Ideal for farmers who like a "set it and forget it" approach to grain marketing.
- Set your timeframe and customize your plan with 4 price levels — Plus, Floor, Trigger, and Target.
- Get your Plus price on an equal portion of contracted grain every day the market stays above your Trigger price.
- Protect your bottom line with a guaranteed minimum if the market falls.
- At the end of the contract, your bushels are averaged for your final cash price.
- You agree to a Contingent Offer for like quantity if the market does not hit the Trigger price.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Pacer Ultra™
Average daily pricing with added protection and upside. Set it and forget it with average daily pricing like our Pacer contract. With the added advantage of an established floor price and enhanced average pricing window to capture market upside.
- Price your floor at or above current market levels — with no averaging points below your floor.
- Capitalize on upside market participation with an enhanced average pricing window.
- Establish your basis any time prior to delivery and price out at any time.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Deferred Delivery
Sell now. Deliver later. Use this contract when you’re comfortable making pricing decisions ahead of delivery and can manage production and quality risk. You can lock in a guaranteed price for your grain today and deliver in the future.
- Lock in an attractive futures price when you believe prices have reached their peak.
- Reserve space for future grain delivery and defer payment to a new tax year.
- Synchronize delivery and cash flow requirements.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
Premium Offer
Get a premium price for your grain. Sell new or old grain now for an enhanced cash price. In exchange, make a Firm Offer to sell the same number of bushels for deferred delivery at an established price.
- Sell grain today for an enhanced cash price.
- Agree to a Firm Offer for like quantity if the futures price is at or above a target price on an established pricing date.
- Deliver your additional bushels if the market is at or above your Firm Offer.
- You keep your premium, even if the Firm Offer isn’t triggered.
Use when the market is:
- Neutral
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Focal Point
Sell now. Participate in potential upside market movement. Use this contract when you need to sell grain — or have already sold — but you aren’t happy with today’s price. Deliver grain now, express your bias, and stay in the market during the pricing period.
- Establish an initial price on a selected futures reference month.
- Automatically re-enter the market if conditions change — with the potential to enhance the contract price.
- Set your final Focal Point price any time before the final pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
Pacer Ultra™
Average daily pricing with added protection and upside. Set it and forget it with average daily pricing like our Pacer contract. With the added advantage of an established floor price and enhanced average pricing window to capture market upside.
- Price your floor at or above current market levels — with no averaging points below your floor.
- Capitalize on upside market participation with an enhanced average pricing window.
- Establish your basis any time prior to delivery and price out at any time.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Fixed Basis
Explore pricing alternatives. A great contract if you like the current basis value but are bullish on the futures market. Work with your Cargill rep to learn more about futures pricing.
- Secure basis value with corresponding delivery period.
- Set futures value on or before delivery.
- Final cash value determined when futures is set.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
Daily Floor Plus
Price grain above the market and have guaranteed protection. Daily Floor Plus is a customizable averaging strategy that avoids market lows and captures market highs. Ideal for farmers who like a "set it and forget it" approach to grain marketing.
- Set your timeframe and customize your plan with 4 price levels — Plus, Floor, Trigger, and Target.
- Get your Plus price on an equal portion of contracted grain every day the market stays above your Trigger price.
- Protect your bottom line with a guaranteed minimum if the market falls.
- At the end of the contract, your bushels are averaged for your final cash price.
- You agree to a Contingent Offer for like quantity if the market does not hit the Trigger price.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Grain Pricing Order
Don’t miss out on a sale. Use this contract when you have a price you’re targeting and don’t have time to watch the markets. Instead of following the market, let the market come to you.
- Capture an attractive futures price when you believe the market won’t reach that level later.
- Reserve space for future delivery.
- Establish the basis when you’re closer to the delivery date.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
Deferred Delivery
Sell now. Deliver later. Use this contract when you’re comfortable making pricing decisions ahead of delivery and can manage production and quality risk. You can lock in a guaranteed price for your grain today and deliver in the future.
- Lock in an attractive futures price when you believe prices have reached their peak.
- Reserve space for future grain delivery and defer payment to a new tax year.
- Synchronize delivery and cash flow requirements.
Use when the market is:
- Bear
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Because you are $1 in the market, $2 confident about the market and you are $3 about grain production, we recommend:
Pacer Ultra™
Average daily pricing with added protection and upside. Set it and forget it with average daily pricing like our Pacer contract. With the added advantage of an established floor price and enhanced average pricing window to capture market upside.
- Price your floor at or above current market levels — with no averaging points below your floor.
- Capitalize on upside market participation with an enhanced average pricing window.
- Establish your basis any time prior to delivery and price out at any time.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Fixed Basis
Explore pricing alternatives. A great contract if you like the current basis value but are bullish on the futures market. Work with your Cargill rep to learn more about futures pricing.
- Secure basis value with corresponding delivery period.
- Set futures value on or before delivery.
- Final cash value determined when futures is set.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
Minimum Price
Stay in the market — knowing you're protected if grain prices fall. With the markets in flux, locking in a guaranteed floor price can give you needed confidence in your plan while maintaining upside and the control to price out at any time.
- Confidently forward contract with protection against unexpected price movements.
- Choose your own futures reference month, floor price, and timing.
- Reprice any time before the pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
- Bear
- Neutral
Focal Point
Sell now. Participate in potential upside market movement. Use this contract when you need to sell grain — or have already sold — but you aren’t happy with today’s price. Deliver grain now, express your bias, and stay in the market during the pricing period.
- Establish an initial price on a selected futures reference month.
- Automatically re-enter the market if conditions change — with the potential to enhance the contract price.
- Set your final Focal Point price any time before the final pricing deadline.
Use when the market is:
- Bull
Get market insights and reduce your stress with our ProPricing contracts.
Having the right sources of information can help guide your grain marketing plan. Our MarketPros analyze the markets, price your grain, and provide you with regular weekly updates on the most important factors that influence the markets and their decisions.
Lay the foundation of your grain marketing plan with ProPricing.
Deferred Delivery
Sell now. Deliver later. Use this contract when you’re comfortable making pricing decisions ahead of delivery and can manage production and quality risk. You can lock in a guaranteed price for your grain today and deliver in the future.
- Lock in an attractive futures price when you believe prices have reached their peak.
- Reserve space for future grain delivery and defer payment to a new tax year.
- Synchronize delivery and cash flow requirements.
Use when the market is:
- Bear