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1 University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Historical Materials from University of Nebraska- Lincoln Extension Extension 1996 EC B Wheat Basis Patterns from Selected Sites in Nebraska Follow this and additional works at: "EC B Wheat Basis Patterns from Selected Sites in Nebraska" (1996). Historical Materials from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Extension at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Historical Materials from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension EC 96-898-B (Revised April1997) Wheat Basis Patterns from ~Plected Sites Nebras~a Cooperative Extens1on Service Extension circular Received on:

2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension EC B (Revised April1997) Wheat Basis Patterns from ~Plected Sites Nebras~a Cooperative Extens1on Service Extension circular Received on: U~iversity of Nebraska, L1ncoln -- Libraries Sioux Scotts Bluff Banner Kimball Dawes Box Butta Morrill Cheyenne Sheridan Garden Deuel I 'r '-rl-.,- ~:::-~~ t---k-n0ox-~ c:f::::\ r-l R B,_n Rock Chony Holt Antelope Pierce ~ I Thomas ~ta:::e J::: Cuml:: ~ton Grant Hooker Blaine Loup Garfield WhHier t----- Madison Burt l j------' t Boone Dodge Wash- Arthur McPherson Logan Vallay 1 = latta Colfax lngton Grooloy r-- ~ f Nance ~~\~-.. Douglas I Keith Sherman Howard ' f----c_"_"_'e_r----,-'----_j_,-----ll Morri/ :: Butler Saunders~ Perklns Chaae Oundy Lincoln Hayes Hitchcock Dawson Frontier ~ Goopor Red Willow I Phelps Hall I/ s-ard } Buffalo Hamilton Lancaster \ Clay Fillmore Furnas Harlan Thayer Franklin Nuckolls Webster Salina Jefferson Gage Otoa Johnson INomaha \ Pawnoo l Rlchardso\. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kenneth R. Bolen, Director of Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educational programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The following publication contains wheat basis patterns for several towns in Nebraska. The basic price information was collected through surveys, newspaper, electronic media, etc.

3 The following publication contains wheat basis patterns for several towns in Nebraska. The basic price information was collected through surveys, newspaper, electronic media, etc. The listing includes towns that are representative of different geographic locations in Nebraska. The amount of data varies among locations. This publication will be updated each year by adding a year's data to each location which will allow the user to observe the changes in the basis patterns over time. Why is Basis Important? The understanding of basis is extremely important to the producer who wishes to forward price wheat production. Basis is important in the evaluation of Hedging, Cash Contracts, Basis Contracts, and Hedge to Arrive Contracts. An example is wheat held in storage in November that the producer plans to sell in May. This is formally known as a selling storage hedge. In hedging, the producer is establishing in advance the price to be received when the grain is sold and the hedge is lifted. The price that is received when the commodity is sold on the futures market is not the actual price the producer will ultimately receive. The futures price is the Kansas City price for grain, not the Nebraska price, therefore, there will be an adjustment made in the Kansas City price. This adjustment is the basis. The basis can cause the producer to either gain an additional profit or receive a lower price for the product than anticipated when the hedge was placed. An understanding of the basis enables the producer to evaluate forward cash contract offers and hedge to arrive contracts, in addition to hedging opportunities. What is Basis? Basis is the difference between the Kansas City futures price and the cash price at a specific local market at a particular time. For an individual producer to determine the basis that is relevant, he must determine what the futures price is and then obtain a spot cash price from the local market where he intends to market his crop. When this spot cash price is subtracted from the futures price, the result is the basis, or the localized futures price in the area. The formula used for this is futures price - local cash price = local basis. The producer should be aware that the narrower or smaller the basis is at the time the hedge is liquidated, the higher his return will be. A negative basis would add an additional unexpected profit over the price position established by the future price. For example, in the example below, the basis in Columbus on March 5, 1992 was 18 cents and on April 2, 1992, it was a minus 10 cents. The basis was the widest in March and September at 32 cents. For further explanation of basis see NebGuide G78-416, The Importance of the "Basis" in Trading on the Futures Market. The study of past basis movements and their patterns can be useful in understanding future market opportunities. For example a producer who hedges wheat in June on the December futures must be able to estimate what the December basis will be when they lift their hedge and sell the grain on the cash market. It is for these reasons that this information has been compiled and hopefully will be of use to the producer who forward prices wheat. When evaluating the following basis information keep in mind how the basis for each location was formulated. The cash prices used are the Thursday closing prices at the local elevator. Futures prices are the near-by contract month's closing price. The near-by contract months are December, March, May, July and September. To calculate the basis, each Thursday's local cash price is subtracted from the near-by contract month's futures price. The towns included in the publication are alphebetically arranged. This towns include: Beatrice Imperial Superior Grand Island Lexington Waverly Greenwood Mead It is the intention of the author to update this report annually. Appropriate additions, revisions or deletions will be made at those times. Requests for the updated reports should be sent to the Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 217 H.C. Filley Hall, UNL East Campus, Lincoln, NE Editor's note: due to the change in data collection we have deleted several towns, but will are adding new locations next year and if feasible will divide state as in previous years. Wheat 1992 Columbus, NE _ Future Price. $3.95J $4 54 $4.00 $3.67 $3.72 $3.68 $3.42 $2.97 $3.37 $3.42 $3. 42 $3.55 Cash Price ~ $ $4.26 $3.82 $3.77 $3.68 $3.46 $3.23 $2.84 $3. 14 $3.23 $3.24 $3.40

4 o'lleat Basis for Beatrice, WE DATE l<ai. CITY BEATRICE BASIS J o.oa 1/1/92 J.ll 3.61 J.ll J.ll -o.06 J.ll fl / J.U 0.1! ) ).51 ) /4/91 ) ) ! l/2/ 91 ) J. l! 0.1! ).)! ).28 ) l.l! ).OJ /6/ ' ! ) ) /l/91 ).Jl ).)2 ) ).) ).)6 ) /l/ ), )) ) <6 ) ).) )8 ) /5/91 ). 12 ) ).55 ).) ).59 ).) /l/ 91 ) ). 41 J.JI 0.09 ). 47 ) ). 36 1/1/ ) ) ) ) / 4/ J. O ) ) ) 0.12 lfl/ ) ) Wheat Basis for Beatrice, ~E DATE l<ai. CITI BEATRICE BASI. 4/1/93 ).)2 ). 42 -o.: ). )5 ).) ).)2 0.1 ).28 ). 29-0, J.OJ 0. : 5/6/ Q,I ( ( o.( 6/l/ ( O.J 7/1/ o.; ao o.; o.; /5/93 J o.; o.: u o.; 9/02/93 ),!) !8 O.l J o.; ) /1/ ) ) J.JI /4/ ) /2/93 ).61 ) ) ) ).81 ) /6/ ) ) /l/ ).54 ) l/l/ ' O. J ;.'heat Basis for Beatrice, NE OAT! W. CITY BEATRICE ).09 1/l/ ).01 ) ) /5/ ) ).10 6/2/ ) ). 21 ).4) ). 22 ).)0 ).10 ). 15 ).05 7/l/ ) ).09 1/4/94 ).45 ),!) ) /1/ ) ).89 ).59 ) ).94 ) /6/ ) ).10 11/3/ ) ) N/R 12/1/ ). 19 N/R N/R N/R /5/95 ).94 ). 84 ) ) ) 2/2/ ) ). 41 l/2/ ) J.O ).52 ). 42 BASIS O.Jl O.JJ 0.)) DATE 4/6/95 5/ 4/95 6/1/95 7/6/95 1/l/95 9/l / 95 10/5/95 11/1/ 95 12/l/95 1/4/96 2/1/96 lfl/ 96 4/4 / 96 CITY BEATRICE KA~. ). 51 J ). 56 ) ) ) ) l.l U N/R ! N/ R N/R 5.!) 4.8) /R N/R 1/R ) ) ) BASIS o {r, DATE 5/Z/96 6/ 6/96 1/ 4/ 96 1/1/96 9/5/96 10/3/ 96 llfl/96 12/5/ 96 1/2/91 2/6/ 91 K.\H. CIT'i BEATRICE ) ) )) N/ R 5.34 N/R 5.14 N/R I /R JJ 4.!) ) ) /R ) Ul BASI S )

5 DATE KAN.CITY GR. ISLAND BASIS Wheat Basis for Grand Island, ~E DATE KAN.CITY GR.ISLAND BASIS 12/5/ l Wheat Basis for Grand Island, NE liheat Basis for Grand Island, Ne DATE KAN.CIT! GR.ISLAND BASIS ).46 li/2/ N/R / 2/ DATE KA~.CIT! GR. ISLAND BASIS DATE KAN.CITY GR. ISLAND BASIS 5.03 N/R / 6/ ) ) N/R N/R /1/ / 4/ /1/ N/R / 6/ / l / HfR N/ R NR /5/ N/R JJ ) N/R N/ R ).9) /2/ N/R / 4/ /1/ / 2/ H/R N/R ) N/R /1/ /6/93 ) H/R 3. 7l -3. 7l /5/ N/R / 6/ H/R HfR H/R 3.69 HfR /3/ H/R / 7/ N/R /2/ H/R N/R /5/ ) K/R ). 69 K/R ).54 N/R ) /3/ ~ /R N/R / 4/ /2/ N/R /2/ N/ R ) N/R 1.) ).)4 ) / 2/ /7 / K/R ).42 ) /6/ /1/ ) ) ).) ~ / R N/R /5/ ~ /R /6/ /4/ N/R N/ R / 4/ N/R H/R N/R / 2/94 ). 35 N/R ). 7l / 4/ / 1/ H/R N/R / 2/ ) H/R N/R 5.14 ) N/R ].) H/R /1/ ) /7/ /6/ H/R /6/ ).) N/R / 4/ / 5/ ) H/R / 3/ HfR / l/ N/R ).55 N/R H/R /1/ / l / )) ).) H/R /1/ /1/ ],]] H/R ) /1/ /5/ H/R

6 I ~ L. '" '"'""'' "' D~TE 1/6/9( /4/ Wheat Basis for Greenwood, ME DATE IQM. CITYGREEMI«X>D BASIS t m. CIT'IGRHNI«X>D B~ S I S liheat Basis for Green ood, 1: E DATE KAM. CITYGREEMI«X>D BASIS DATE J<AK. CITYGREENI«X>D BASIS DATE KA!I. CIT'IGRrrliliOOD BASIS /3/ ) /1/ /4/ /2/ /6/ /3/ /4/ /2/ l/7/ ) ll / 1/ / 7/ 94 ). 42 M/R ).41 4/ 4/ /6/ J.JJ o.oj 1.27 ) ) ).)9 ) ) / 5/ 94 ) /2/ /6/ /4 / /2/ NJR /3/ /1/ /6/ N/R /1/ /1/ O.JJ 7/4/ / 6/ N/R N/R K/R N/R / 4/ / 1/ /5/ /3/ N/R / 1/ /02/ /5/ /1/ /6/ /3/ /1/ /5/ /1/ /4/ / 2/ /1 / ) N/R / 1/ N/R H/R 12/2/ K/R /5/ /1/ K/R N/R N/R /5/ N/R H/R 1/2/

7 - -- '"" "'"'v rn TC:UNO RAS ts 1 Wheat Basis for hperial, NE Wheat Basis for Imperial, HE DATE KAN. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS DATE KAN. CITY IMPERIAL BASJS Wheat Bas is for Imperial, NE 1/5/95 ) ~ DATE K1.N. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS DATE KAN. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS ). 69 J.JO / l / DATE KAN. C!T'I IMPERIAL BASIS Jl / 4/ /2/ /6/ ), 99 O.I I H/ R N/ R /3/ O.Jl /7 / I9 3. 9I 0.23 l /4/ /2/ ~ /3/ ll N/R 5.ll /4 / / l / H/R /6/ O.ll I /7/ nr /2 / IO O. I ) /6/ /4/ ) N/R /5/ ) O.ll ).89 ) /6/ N/R / l / O.ll /1/ J N/ R ) H/R /2/ H/R H/R /4/ 96 1/1/ H/R N/R ).30 1/6/ H/R N/R N/R /1/ /1/ /5/ /3/ N/R / 4/ / 5/ /02/93 3.ll N/R /7 / H/ R / I/ N/R I0/3 / /7 / /5/ /6/ J H/R J /7/ /4/ /2/ tla I /l / J N/R H/R 12/5/ N/R /2/ ll C 06 11/R NjR jl / I ) /1/ ).87 N/R 5.00 N/R /2/ Hj R N/R /6/ /4/ H/R 4.11 H/ R

8 ,,.,~~~.., rtl rc:r um RAS IS ll Wheat Basis for!1perial, ~E Wheat Basis for I~perial, HE om KAN. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS DATE KAH. CI TY IMPERI AL BASIS Wheat Bas i s for I per ial, HE 1/5/ DATE KAK. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS DATE KAN. CITY IMPERIAL BASIS / 1/ D1\TE KAN. CIT'I I MPERIAL BmS ) ).Jl /4/93 ) /2/ ) /6/ ).50 ) ) N/ R Ul N/ R / l / J ]] ) l /1/ ] l/4/ /2/ O.Ol ].18 ) ] ] /3/ ] H/R / 4/ 96 5.] /1/ J.51 ] ] H/R /6/ ),]) ] ] 3.59 ].2] ] j1 / nr / 2/ ] /6/ / 4/ 95 ) ) /R /5/ ), /6/ H/R / l/ / 1/ ), N/R N/ R / 2/ H/R ) H/ R ) / 4/ 96 1/1 / ] ] N/ R l.jo N/ R ).30 1/6/ N/R ] ) 4.54 N/R H/ R /1/ / 1/ )I /5/ / l / ] ! N/ R / 4/ O.JJ / 5/ /02/ u o ).55 N/R ).55 9/1/ N/ R / 1/ N/R ) / l / ) ) /1/ ) /5/ ) /6/ ]) H/ R ]) /1/ / 4/ / 2/ ~~~ ) / 3/ N/R H/R 12/5/96 J. 96 H/R / 2/ 93 ) /R N/R /1/ / 1/ N/ R H/R / 2/ H/R H/R /6/ / 4/ H/R H/R

9 Wheat Basis for Lexington, NE Wheat Basis for Lexi ngton, NE Wheat 'Basis for Lexington, NE DATE KAN.C[TY LEXINGTON BASIS DATE KAN.CI TY LEXINGTON BASI S /1/ / 2/ DATE KH.CITY LEXINGTON BASIS DATE KAK.CITY LEXINGTON BASIS DATE KAN.CITY LEXINGTON BASIS / 3/ M/R / 1/ / 4/ / 6/ /1/ /1/ N/R /2/ / 6/ M/R /4/ / 4/ / 5/ / 3/ /6/ /2/ /1/ /2/ N/R N/R /1/ /4/ N/R N/R N/R / 6/ K/R N/R / 6/ M/R / 1/ / 1/ /5/ / 3/ /3/ / 4/ /02/ /5/ / 1/ N/R /1 / ~ /1/ /3/ O.H / 7/ N/R N/R /5/ N/R / 5/ N/R / 6/ N/ R / 4/ N/R M/ R /1 i o. ~ s M/R / 2/ M/R N/R / 3/ N/R Nf R /3/ M/ R M/R / 2/ N/R M/R M/R 12/5/ M/ R N/R /1/ /1/ /1 / N/R 5.00 N/R /2/ /6/ N/R N/R / 4/ / 4/ M/R / 5/ NfR /3/ /6/ / 1/ / 4/ / 2/ /3/ nr M/ R

10 ,...,..n f('l \\Jt'\ JU <:;f C, Wheat Basis for Kead, HE Wheat Basis for Kead, HE Wheat Basis for Kead, NE DATE KAN.CITY MEAD BASIS DATE KAII. C!T'I HEAD BASIS /1/ / 2/ DATE KAH.C!TY KEAD BASIS DATE KAH.CITY KEAD BASIS DATE KAN.em KEAD BASIS / 2/ 92 *3. 71 * /3/ *3.67 * / 4/ /1/ JJ / 6/ *3.60 * / 7/ /1/ / 2/ /6/ / 4/ /4/ /5/ / 6/ /3/ o /1/ / 2/ /2/ N/R / 4/ /1/ N/ R N/R H/R /6/ N/R NJR N/R /6/ /1/ /1/ N/R / 5/ / 3/ / 3/ /4/ / 5/ /02/ N/R H/R / 7/ N/R /1 / /1/ N/R / 3/ NJR N/ R /1/ /5/ N/R /5/ /6/ N/R /1/ /4/ ll/2/ /3/ /3/ N/R N/ R 12/ 5/ / 2/ N/ R HjR / 1/ N/R /1/ /1/ N/R 5.00 N/R / 2/ N/ R N/R /6/ /4/ N/R /4 / /5/ /6/ /3/ / 1/ /4/ /2/

11 Wheat Basis for Superior, ME Wheat Basis for Superior, ME Wheat Basis for Superior, NE DATE KAM. CITY SUPERIOR BASIS DATE KAN. C!Ti SUPERIOR BI.SIS 4/6/ ) DATE KAN. CITY SUPERIOR BASIS DATE KAN. CITY SUPERIOR BASIS DATE KAM. CITY SUPERIOR BASIS ) / 2/ O.ll O.ll 5/6/ /4 / ) / 4/ /5/ ) O.!l /6/ /3/ /1/ ) N/ R /2/ /2/ N/R /4/96 ).) /1/ N/R H/R M/R /6/ N/R H/R /6/ /1/ /1/ /5/ /l/ U /3/92 ).)] J.ll / 4/ ll /5/ /02/ N/R /1/ /1/ /1 / ll ! ) ) /l/ ll /1/ /5/ H/R /5/ /6/ ), /1/ /4/ /2/ /3/ /3/ ), N/R N/R 12 /5/ /2/ H/R /1/ /1/94 ) /1/ ).61 N/R H/R /2/ N/R N/R o.oo ! 3.61 ).57 1/6/ N/R /4/ ).86 N/R /4/ ) /5/ ) /6/ / l / ) /1/ ) ) )) /4/ ) /2/ 95 ) ).)) /3/ ' ) / 1/ /1/ ) /2/ N/R /1/ /4/

12 Wheat Basis for Waverly, ~E Wheat Basis for ~a verly, ~E Wheat Basis for Waverly, HE Wheat Basis for Waverly, ~E DATE KAN. CITY W!VERLY BAS IS DATE KAH.CITY WAVERLY BASIS DATE KAK. CITY WAVERLY BASIS DATE KAK.CITY WAVERLY BASI DATE KAK.CITY WAVERLY BASIS l/1/ *3.67 *3.82 * / 2/ / 1/ *3.60 *3.53 * / 4/ /l / /l/ / 6/ /6/ / 2/ / 4/ / 5/ / 4/ / 3/ / 2/ / 2/ o. : ) /6/ / 1/ J l / 1/ HJR JJ H/R 5. Jl K/R 3.: N/R J / 4/96 8/ 6/ l / l / o.: O.Jl 5.34 K/R o.: l/6/ K/R /5/ o.: 4.54 H/R '3,24 0.' / 1/ / 3/ 92 ) / 4/94 ) o.: ). 48 J.JJ O. J 8/ 3/ /02/ O. J ).55 0.( / 1/ / 1/ o. : /5/ ) o.: 9/l / J. 15 o.; ~ /l/ / 5/ / 6/ O.l ~ 10/ 5/ K/R /4/ o.; ), 16 o.; / 3/ 92 ) / l / ), 15 O.l ]9 11/1/96 4.OJ K/ R / 2/ /2/ O.l K/R ) ), 71 ), / 1/ K/ R HJR 12/ 5/ / 1/ K/R N/R /1/ /6/ K/R K/R K/R /2/ / 4/ / 5/ K/R N/R ) / 4/ /3/ J. 10 ) l / 4/ / 2/ 95 ) /6/ ). ) / 1/ / 3/

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