Flexibility is key when it comes to marketing grain.  

University of Minnesota Grain Market Economist Ed Usset says farmers need to have a responsive marketing plan because of uncertainties.

“There are a lot of ways to build flexibility into that plan,” he says. “There are a lot of uncertainties with a lot of things we don’t know but at the same time you can still have a plan and you can start to take action.”

Advice he has is to…”timing wise, I’m thinking I want to get something done, I want to get something done early, and I want to get it done in the first half of this year—maybe slipping into early July.”

Channel Seed Grain Marketing Consultant Matt Bennett says flexibility is especially important this year.

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