There’s no lengthy onboarding. Pull up GrainBasis, enter your location, and immediately see what elevators near you are bidding. Your AgOptimus broker will walk you through it on your first call.
GRAINBASIS
Stop Pricing Your Grain Without Knowing Your Basis
Most producers accept whatever their local elevator offers without ever comparing it to what's available down the road — or what strong basis looks like historically. Grain Basis shows you the full picture before you commit.
Real-Time Elevator Bids
Side-by-Side Comparisons
Built for Grain Producers
What GrainBasis Does
Basis Intelligence Built for the Way You Market Grain.
GrainBasis is a exclusive AgOptimus tool designed around one core insight: most producers are making grain marketing decisions without a clear picture of their local basis. That gap is costing them money they can't easily see.
It's designed specifically for grain producers — and your AgOptimus broker uses it alongside you, not just as a tool they hand off.
Built by people who understand grain marketing. GrainBasis is an AgOptimus exclusive tool — available to our clients as part of our brokerage relationship, not sold as standalone software.
Local Basis Intelligence
GrainBasis is built around one thing: helping you understand what basis looks like in your market. Not generic national data — local, actionable basis information relevant to where you actually sell.
Basis Comparison Across Locations
Basis varies meaningfully from elevator to elevator. GrainBasis gives you visibility into those differences so your delivery decision is based on data, not habit or proximity.
The Complete Net Price Picture
A futures hedge only tells half the story. Your actual net price is futures plus basis — and you need to understand both sides before you make a marketing decision.
Built for Grain Producers
GrainBasis is a exclusive AgOptimus tool — available to brokerage clients as part of the relationship. Your broker uses it with you, not just hands you a login.
The Problem
Basis Changes Everything About Your Net Price. Most Producers Never Track It.
The futures board tells you one number. Your elevator gives you another. The difference — basis — is where thousands of dollars quietly disappear every year. And without a way to compare it across locations and time, you're pricing blind.
The same 10,000 bushels of corn can yield $4,500 more or less depending entirely on when and where you sell — with the futures price unchanged. That's not a small rounding error. That's a truck payment, an input bill, or a land rent payment you either make or don't.
01
You can't compare what you can't see
If you don't know what basis is at the three elevators within driving distance, you don't know if the bid you just got is strong or weak. You're guessing.
02
History tells you what "normal" looks like
If basis at your elevator typically runs −$0.30 and it's currently at −$0.15, that's historically strong. Without historical context, you have no reference point to make that call.
03
Spreadsheets don't scale
Manually tracking bids from multiple elevators in a spreadsheet takes hours and goes stale fast. You need a tool that does it continuously, automatically.
$4.80
Dec Futures
+
Basis
Local Differential
=
Cash Price
What You Actually Get
Northern Grain Co-op
12 mi — Dec Corn
−$0.18
Cash: $4.62 / bu
Midland Elevator
18 mi — Dec Corn
−$0.32
Cash: $4.48 / bu
Valley Grain Terminal
24 mi — Dec Corn
−$0.58
Cash: $4.22 / bu
Designed for You
No Complicated Worksheets. No Learning Curve.
The original Grain Basis software was built by farmers, for farmers. We've carried that philosophy forward — Grain Basis is intuitive from day one.
Up and Running in Minutes
Brokers Who Understand It
When you have a basis question, you’re talking to someone who can actually answer it. Our brokers use GrainBasis alongside you — not just hand you a login and disappear.
Data That Means Something
Reports and insights that give you a complete picture of your marketing position — basis side and futures side together — so you’re making decisions with full information.
What's at Stake
Same Futures Price. Same 10,000 Bushels. $4,500 Difference.
This isn't a hypothetical. The spread between weak and strong basis at harvest vs. post-harvest is real — and it compounds every year you don't track it. Here's what that looks like side by side.
Weak Basis — Harvest Pressure
Elevator A in October — High-Supply Period
December Futures$4.80
Local Basis−$0.65
Cash Price / bu$4.15
Bushels10,000
Total Received$41,500
Strong Basis — Same Futures Price
Elevator B in February — Post-Harvest
December Futures$4.80
Local Basis−$0.20
Cash Price / bu$4.60
Bushels10,000
Total Received$46,000
$4,500 difference on the exact same bushels — with the exact same futures price. That gap exists because one producer tracked basis and one didn't. GrainBases gives you the data to be the one who does.
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FAQs
Basis is one of those topics where most producers admit they could understand it better. These are the questions we hear most often.
Do I have to pay separately for Grain Basis?
No. Grain Basis is an AgOptimus proprietary tool available to our brokerage clients. It’s part of the relationship — not a separate software subscription you pay for on top of your brokerage fees.
Which crops and regions does Grain Basis cover?
Grain Basis covers corn, soybeans, and wheat across major grain-producing regions. Talk to your AgOptimus broker about coverage in your specific area — elevator availability varies by location.
I've never really understood basis. Is this tool for me?
Yes — that’s exactly who it’s designed for. Grain Basis makes basis visible without requiring you to understand all the mechanics behind it. And your broker is there to explain what you’re seeing until it clicks.
How does Grain Basis work alongside my futures hedge?
Grain Basis shows you the basis side of your net price. When you combine that with your futures position, you can see what you’ll actually receive per bushel — not just what the board says. That’s the complete picture most producers have never had in one place.
Is the data really real-time?
Elevator bids are updated continuously throughout the trading day. Coverage and update frequency vary by location — your broker can give you specifics for the elevators in your area.
Ready to See What Your Basis Looks Like?
Talk to an AgOptimus broker and we'll pull up Grain Basis for your area — before you commit to anything.
