Grain
Policies & Forms
One place for contracts, policies, discount schedules, and downloads
Find the contract options, harvest policies, schedules/discounts, and forms you need to market and deliver grain with confidence.
Central United Coop serves sixteen receiving locations—Bird Island, Brownton, Buffalo Lake, Cobden, Cologne, Cosmos, Fairfax, Gibbon, Hector, Klossner, Lesueur, Litchfield, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, and Winthrop—with 46 million bushels of combined storage.
Grain is bought/sold during CBOT hours: 8:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. (Mon–Fri, market days).
Grain Contract Options
Cash
Quoted price for a specific delivery period.
Forward
Sell grain for a favorable price for future delivery.
Price Later / DP (Delayed Price)
Deliver and transfer ownership to the elevator; sales price is set later.
Hedge To Arrive (HTA)
Lock in futures now; set basis later (service fee may apply).
Average Season Price
One contract sold weekly at Wednesday close for 26 (or 22) weeks; you receive the final average.
Basis
Lock basis now; set futures later (delivery date/quantity negotiated).
Target Price Contract
Set a firm offer (within six months); sale executes when the market hits your price.
Minimum Price Deferred Payment
Sell cash (often around harvest) and buy call options in a deferred month to reduce storage fees (ask a merchandiser).
Deferred Payment
Take payment at a future date on delivered and priced grain.
Open Storage
Patron retains ownership of delivered grain. Can take a warehouse receipt, can apply to forward contracts, and can load out upon request. $.06/ Month No Minimum Charge, grain is charged a daily rate until bushels are sold.
Tools & Worksheets
Profit Analyzer and Crop Comparison Spreadsheet are available to help evaluate strategies.
Harvest Policies
Policy highlights for delivery and storage:
Harvest Policies
- 2025 Harvest Policy
- Storage Policies
- Corn Schedule
- Soybean Discounts
- Grain Safety Data Sheet
- Corn Discounts
- Grain ACH Form
- ACH HCP Purchases Form
- HCP Swap Program
- Electronic Signature Disclosure
- Seasonal Price Average Contracts