How-To
Commodities are the grain types (corn, soybeans, canola, etc.) used throughout Binstor, in Storage, Fields, Contracts, and Budgets.
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Go to Commodities and click Add New Commodity.
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Enter a name, its Bushel Weight (in lbs, used for bushel/metric ton conversions elsewhere in the app), and pick a color (used to distinguish it on charts and the Map).
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Save.
You can also create a new commodity on the fly while logging a load or setting up a field, without leaving that screen.
Deactivating a Commodity There's no delete for commodities; toggle Activate Commodity off instead. This hides it from new selections without affecting historical records that already use it.
FAQ
Why can't I see the "Add New Commodity" button? You need the Manage Commodities permission. Viewing the Commodities list itself doesn't require any special permission, but adding or editing does.
I changed a commodity's Bushel Weight. Will it affect existing loads or contracts? Bushel Weight feeds bushel/metric ton conversions across the app, so change it carefully once you have real history on a commodity. If numbers look different after an edit, that's the first thing to check.