Grain marketing: The essentials
NEW E-GUIDE
Stop chasing the market. Start planning for profit.
Chasing the market is a gamble – there’s always another peak, another rally, another reason to wait. The farms that stay profitable play a longer game instead: managing their average price, securing a workable margin and sticking to a plan.
This guide sets out a clear, six-step plan for marketing your grain – this harvest and every one after.
FREE for Members
LEARN HOW TO
Find your true breakeven price and use it to plan every sale, from crop selection to harvest
Build a marketing plan that fits your cash flow, storage and risk tolerance – no guesswork
Widen your selling window and use forward-selling and carry to lock in margin months before harvest
Separate your old crop and new crop strategies, and know when holding crop starts being a risk
Members get this guide free – plus a lot more
✓ Your entire crop portfolio, tonnes sold, and remaining tonnes at a glance
✓ Per load tracking, unified contract management and document storage
✓ Real-time price estimates in your county and 365-day trend data
✓A tonnage bonus of up to £0.20/t on everything you trade
WHY HECTARE TRADING
Hectare Trading is the UK’s #1 online crop marketplace. We help farmers to trade grain, understand the market and plan their marketing.
Trusted by 3,000+ UK farmers, Hectare Trading is the only place farmers can get transparent local grain prices and trade with the UK's largest network of vetted buyers from one easy-to-use tool — so you always get the best price for your grain.
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