The Grain Producers Fix Kit
Built for grain farmers delivering corn, soybeans and wheat to elevators.
Your settlement ticket has two halves. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 7 leaks it covers
1 you can close it · 4 the other side owes it · 2 a pro decides
- Pricing the whole crop at harvest, in the weakest basis windowWhere to look first: On your harvest settlement tickets, write down the basis you got and the date.Keep it from coming back: Record harvest basis and later basis every year so your next marketing plan rests on your own numbers.You can close it
- Shrink factor per point of moisture not disclosed or not in writingWhere to look first: Ask each elevator you deliver to for its drying and shrink schedule in writing: the base moisture, the shrink per point, and any handling loss added.Keep it from coming back: Get each elevator's written shrink schedule before harvest, and check every ticket against it.The other side owes it
- Moisture discount taken with no written base point or per-point rateWhere to look first: Moisture has not been a federal grade factor for corn since 1985 (VERIFIED, USDA AMS), so there is no federal schedule to appeal it against — the only check is the elevator's own written terms.Keep it from coming back: Get each elevator's moisture schedule in writing before the first load.The other side owes it
- Elevator's house grade accepted as if it were an official USDA gradeWhere to look first: On each settlement ticket, check whether the grade came from an official inspection agency or from the elevator itself. A house grade is not an official grade.Keep it from coming back: Bag and label a sample from every load. Ask before delivery whether grades are house or official.The other side owes it
- Never using the right to an official USDA inspection and appealWhere to look first: Find the official grain inspection agency or USDA FGIS field office that serves your area.Keep it from coming back: Know your local official inspection agency before harvest, so you can act inside the window.The other side owes it
- Grain delivered on a contract no state indemnity fund would cover if the elevator failsWhere to look first: Find out if your state has a grain indemnity fund. Per the National Agricultural Law Center (2025), 14 states do: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee…Keep it from coming back: Know your contract type and its fund coverage before delivery, not after a failure.A pro decides
- Self-employment tax not set aside apart from operating cash (boundary)Where to look first: This is not money lost on the settlement — it is a real tax on top of income tax. Open a separate account for taxes.Keep it from coming back: Set aside from every grain check the day it clears.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 7 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Pricing the whole crop at harvest, in the weakest basis window
You can close it- On your harvest settlement tickets, write down the basis you got and the date.
- Write down the same elevator's posted basis 30, 60 and 90 days later (ask the elevator, or save their bid sheets).
- Work out what storage would have cost you for that time from your own bin costs or the elevator's storage charge, in writing (Worked out: basis change minus storage cost).
- Keep this record each year.
- Next harvest, use your own record to decide how much to sell at harvest and how much to store or contract for later. This is a decision from your own past numbers, not a price forecast.
Your part: Collect the bid sheets and decide when to sell.
To: [ELEVATOR NAME] — Grain Desk Hello, this is [YOUR NAME], customer #[ACCOUNT #]. Could you send me (1) your posted cash bids and basis for [CROP] on [DATES], and (2) your current storage and handling charges, in writing? I am planning how much to sell at harvest next year. Thank you. [YOUR NAME], [PHONE / EMAIL]
Record harvest basis and later basis every year so your next marketing plan rests on your own numbers.
What this kit can't decide for you: Not a market forecast or marketing advice; recommendations come from your own record only.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When grain producers go looking for answers, they search things like “grain marketing plan”, “corn moisture shrink chart”, “grain storage costs” and “grain contracts”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How do grain moisture discounts and shrink work?
The shrink factor per point and the moisture discount should be in writing, with a base point and per-point rate. The kit shows what to ask for.
Can I appeal the elevator's grade?
The house grade isn't an official USDA grade, and you can ask for official inspection and appeal. The kit shows how.
Is my grain covered if the elevator fails?
Not every contract is covered by a state indemnity fund. The kit shows what to check.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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