Posted 4/11/2021 18:16 (#8946287 - in reply to #8946032) Subject: RE: Why you don’t or won’t sell futures - still mostly cash sales here
SE MN
I tend to use forward contracts or HTAs on the first sales and switch to futures about 1/2 way into new crop sales. I have no issues making margin calls but if I don’t have to I am happy not to so I use the HTA for the early sales that I think have the potential to be below the market.
I switch to futures later as there will probably be less margin calls and also I am not obligated to deliver bushels to a particular point with futures.