The 2026 strategy is the same rule Klarenbach uses every year: delay sales while prices are rising, and sell quickly once the chart turns down. Your farm's cash-flow timeline decides how much to sell. Set your sell level before the market gets there.
Klarenbach Research's grain selling strategy for 2026 is the same rule it uses every year: delay sales while prices are rising, sell quickly once the signals turn down, and let your farm's cash-flow timeline decide how much to sell. What changes from year to year is the chart, not the rule.
Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the US Midwest with 2026 bushels still unpriced or in the bin, and traders who follow the same markets. It is not a beginner lesson. If you are new to grain marketing, start with Grain Marketing 101.
Decide in advance what price level would make you sell, and write it down. A level set ahead of time is a plan. A level picked in the moment is usually a reaction to the latest headline.
Klarenbach's signals are take-profit price targets and bearish sell signals. Each one states a level, so you know ahead of time what would trigger a sale.
When the chart is making higher highs and higher lows, delay sales and let the trend run. Don't sell into strength just because a price feels good. Keep your pre-set sell level in place so you know what would end the wait.
Once a bearish sell signal is hit in a downtrend, act. Waiting for a bounce is one of the most common grain marketing mistakes.
For a dated example, see the durum case study: on 15 Jan 2022 the sell signal moved to below $19.60, and the price fell about $1.40 per bushel over the next two weeks. Marketing decisions remain yours.
Klarenbach deliberately doesn't tell readers what percentage of their crop to sell, because no two farms have the same bills, storage, or bank dates.
List your cash dates for the 2026 crop year: input bills, land payments, operating line and loan payments, and storage limits. Those dates set how many bushels you need priced, and by when. The chart tells you when to sell; the cash calendar tells you how much.
Headlines move fast and often reverse. A technical-analysis approach reads the price chart first, so the decision rests on what the market is doing rather than on the loudest story of the week.
If you want a chart-based read, price targets, and sell signals, and you will place the sale yourself, a report may be enough. If you want a plan built around your own production costs, risk tolerance, and financial goals, with ongoing advice through the season, that is one-on-one grain consulting.
Klarenbach Research is an independent grain marketing advisor in Saskatoon, SK. It isn't tied to a grain company, takes no commissions, and doesn't execute trades.
The Klarenbach Grain Report covers wheat, canola, barley, oats, corn, soybeans, and flax. Each report email has a video analysis, a text summary, and charts, with Klarenbach's take-profit price targets and bearish sell signals.
The Klarenbach Special Crops Report covers peas, lentils, chickpeas, canaryseed, and mustard.
Klarenbach Research's strategy doesn't change by calendar year: delay sales while prices are rising, sell quickly once the signals turn down, and let your farm's cash-flow timeline decide how much to sell.
Klarenbach doesn't give percentage rules. Your cash-flow dates decide how much you need priced, and the chart decides when.
It depends on market direction and on your farm's cash needs and storage. If prices are rising and your cash needs are covered, delaying can make sense. If the signals turn down, holding grain in the bin is a bet, not a plan.
Prairie farmers typically market grain through cash sales to an elevator or buyer, and some also use futures. Klarenbach reads the charts and gives take-profit price targets and bearish sell signals; it doesn't execute trades, and the sale stays with you.
No. Positive returns are not guaranteed, and the marketing decisions stay with you.
Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, PAg, based in Saskatoon, SK. He operated a large farm near Eatonia, SK, and has 11 years of experience applying technical analysis to Prairie grain marketing.
Last reviewed: October 19, 2026
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