Prices might feel a long way off when you’re planning next year’s crop, but it’s never too early to lock in value and control your risk. Forward-selling isn’t just for harvest-ready grain – it’s a year-round tool for strategic grain marketing.

Even in a tough market, the fundamentals of good grain marketing remain the same. As attention turns to next year’s harvest cycle, how can you promote stability rather than speculation?

With rising input costs and pressure on grain prices, knowing your cost of production is key if you want to stay in control of your margins. We look at how to calculate the breakeven price for each crop you grow.

How do you know if you’re being offered a fair price for your grain? If you can’t be sure, you could be missing out on pounds per tonne, which quickly mounts up to thousands of lost income across your crop.