Average Price Program

The Average Price Program through CHS helps to take some of the emotion out of making grain marketing decisions by utilizing a marketing tool that prices an equal volume of bushels each day during a specified pricing period. In this program, you’ll specify the number of bushels and enroll in the program by entering into a forward contract with CHS.

No bushel enrollment minimums. You can price any unpriced bushels at any time for an additional fee if you decide this program is no longer the right fit for your marketing plan.

  • When the pricing period ends, the futures price component of the contract price will be the average closing settlement price over the pricing period
  • Set basis separately prior to time of delivery
  • Producer can price any unpriced bushels at any time for an additional 2 cent fee
Contact a grain originator

Program fee and pricing

Average pricing programFutures reference month Pricing periodService fee
Old Crop CornCN25April 1–June 15, 20262 cents/BU
Old Crop SoybeansSN25May 1–June 15, 20262 cents/BU
New Crop 2026 CornCZ26April 1–June 15, 20263 cents/BU
New Crop 2026 SoybeansSX26May 1–June 15, 20264 cents/BU
New Crop 2026 WheatWU26May 1–June 15, 20265 cents/BU
New Crop 2027 CornCZ27April 1–June 15, 20266 cents/BU
New Crop 2027 SoybeansSX27May 1–June 15, 20268 cents/BU
New Crop 2027 WheatWU27May 1–June 15, 20265 cents/BU

Program enrollment period

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Corn

Ends March 31, 2026

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Soybeans

Ends April 30, 2026

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Wheat

Ends April 30, 2026

Contact your CHS grain originator for further information on this program or to enroll bushels.

Contact a grain originator

Entering into the CHS Average Price Contract does not result in your opening of a futures/options account or having a futures/options position. This contract employs futures/options solely as a grain pricing mechanism. It is not a futures/options contract or a commodity pooling or trading arrangement. These materials are for marketing purposes only and any actual Contract will be subject to agreed-upon written terms and conditions.