Biofuels

Biofuels

In consulting and trading for ethanol customers, JSA utilizes input from transportation experts, energy consultants and analysts of governmental actions and regulations. We provide a margin-based approach utilizing all tools available in the marketplace and matching those tools with the needs of the client.

Grain Elevators and Grain Processors

Grain Elevators and Grain Processors

JSA has grain elevator customers in all major grain states and provides customized risk management and merchandising strategies designed to meet each client’s handling, processing and consumptive requirements. Customers receive daily updates on market developments and real-time information on crop and market conditions as they change. Up-to-the-minute market information and JSA’s proprietary historical data on basis and spreads gives us unequaled insight for helping clients manage commodity risk.

Farmers & Producers

Farmers & Producers

Our team understands the challenges producers face. Calling on our broad knowledge of cash grain trading, production agriculture, margin management, and government programs, we work to help clients achieve optimum price objectives.

AgMarket.Net is the Farm Division of John Stewart and Associates; a forward-thinking agricultural marketing and consulting firm rooted in the heartland of our great nation.

Livestock Producers

Livestock Producers

Cattle, hog and poultry operations face unique hedging requirements based on transportation and feed costs and location. At JSA, we understand that commodity market conditions, transportation costs, global supply and demand all impact margins. Our teams strong understanding of grain flows and transportation impacts uniquely positions us to best serve livestock clients in volatile margin environments.

Feed Manufacturers

Feed Manufacturers

JSA’s experienced team knows that fluctuations in the cash basis and futures spreads can have a dramatic impact on the cost of grain. We use our extensive basis history and our proprietary spread forecasting models to help our feed manufacturer clients manage cost.

Food, Ingredient, and Industrial Product Manufacturers

Food, Ingredient, and Industrial Product Manufacturers

We serve a diverse group of clients in this sector. Some customers utilize grains, proteins and energy as inputs. They can use futures hedging to manage risk, tapping into our broad experience in asset management, proprietary data and core risk management to help make input pricing decisions. Other clients’ inputs are strictly grain-based and benefit from our analysis of market fundamentals such as weather and transportation’s impact on grain prices.

Institutional and Individual Traders

Institutional and Individual Traders

Speculation has an important function in commodity markets. Traders face the challenges of volatility in fast-paced, constantly-evolving commodity markets. JSA utilizes its solid foundation in fundamental market knowledge coupled with actual trading experience to forecast price movement.