Farmers National Commodities, Inc.

  

A sound marketing program can make the difference between profit and loss in your farming operation. This is why commodity marketing is an integral part of any sound management system. Farmers National Commodities offers marketing services tailored to meet your specific needs. Jim Stephens, President of Farmers National Commodities, stays on top of the market to improve your profits. He develops a marketing plan for you that is designed to sell your grain as near the top third of the market as possible. He has a proven track record of marketing grain in the upper 50% of the yearly price ranges. 

  

Farmers National Commodities offers marketing services tailored to meet our clients needs. Following is a brief summary of the services available.  

  

The Market Scene newsletter is available by subscription for $95 per year. The letter covers the fundamental and technical factors in the corn, soybean, and wheat markets with articles by John Nelson of Producers Livestock on livestock markets. Recommendations are directed at pricing production as part of a sound market plan. We analyze expected market movements over the short term and long term considering the costs of storage and retained grain ownership following harvest in our approach to pricing crops. By spreading out sales we take advantage of attractive cyclical price movements throughout the year and reduce the risk of price breaks.   

  

Market consultation includes the Market Scene newsletter as well as access to toll free telephone visits with Farmers National Commodities in developing and implementing your grain-marketing program as well as Producers Livestock for cattle and hog marketing. Since knowing when objectives are met and discipline in taking advantage of attractive price levels are key components of a sound marketing program, we would make every effort to keep you aware of when these objectives are reached. We will also provide assistance in adapting the sales to fit your specific farm needs. This would include developing futures options strategies in your marketing program where applicable. The cost would be $500 per year. Under this arrangement you would do the actual cash sales. 

  

Our full marketing package includes the services offered with the consultation service as well as the discipline needed to make the program work. We would get the information regarding production on your farm as well as adjust projected yields throughout the year. We would make forward sales and cash sales when objectives are met as well as implement the use of options when appropriate in your marketing program. As with any program, you as the client would determine the limit of your involvement in the program as well as it's direction and objectives. The cost of full service is based on 2 cents per bushel for corn, wheat, and milo, 4 cents per bushel for soybeans with a minimum annual cost of $750 as part of this fee.  If options are used there may be a handling charge assessed by the Brokerage firm handling the options position. 

  

If you would like to visit further about these services please call Jim Stephens at 800-346-2650. To subscribe online to Farmers National Commodities services click here.