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11th Commandment of grain marketing

Farmers sitting on old-crop corn and soybeans might be facing some difficult decisions soon.

South Central College farm business management instructor Pam Uhlenkamp says there are still a lot of bushels in bins across southern Minnesota.

“Waiting for some magical price increase. So what are we going to do with that? Are we going to hold it, pay a storage cost on it, pay interest on operating money? Or is it time to really just ditch it and reset, refocus on what the rest of ’25 looks like.”

She tells Brownfield she follows the advice of University of Minnesota Extension grain market economist Ed Usset.

“This is just a friendly reminder as we’re getting close to that date of the 11th commandment I think, thou shalt not sell unpriced grain past July 1st.”

She says as spring fieldwork slows down, farmers should be prepared to monitor and adjust their break-evens.

Uhlenkamp made these comments during the latest Women in Agriculture Forum hosted by Brownfield affiliate KNUJ of New Ulm, Minnesota.