Bushel and StoneX Partner to Connect Farmer-Facing Tools with Grain Merchandising Workflows
Rhea-AI Summary
Bushel and StoneX (NASDAQ: SNEX) announced a partnership to integrate Bushel’s farmer-facing digital tools with StoneX Hedge, linking offers, hedges, contracts and settlements for grain merchandisers.
The integration aims to increase digital offer volume, reduce manual entry, improve hedge accuracy and keep ERP-backed contract records aligned.
Positive
- StoneX Hedge customers hedged >1 billion bushels in first six fiscal months
- Bushel serves >3,500 grain and ag retail facilities
- Bushel powers >50% of grain origination in U.S. and Canada
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- None.
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SNEX showed a positive move of 1.77% with elevated volume, while peers were mixed: BGC up 0.26%, MARA up 3.64%, but LAZ, MC, and PIPR down between 1.63% and 2.87%. No peers appeared in momentum scans, suggesting a stock-specific reaction to company developments rather than a broad sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | Product capability launch | Positive | +2.2% | Launch of StoneX Digital asset lending using Bitcoin collateral for institutions. |
| Feb 24 | Market structure milestone | Positive | +2.0% | First physical delivery under Abaxx Gold Singapore Futures with StoneX as clearer. |
| Feb 04 | Earnings results | Positive | -3.3% | Record fiscal 2026 Q1 revenue, net income and EPS with strong segment growth. |
| Jan 28 | Earnings date notice | Neutral | +4.1% | Announcement of timing and call details for upcoming fiscal 2026 Q1 results. |
| Jan 08 | Strategic partnership | Positive | +0.1% | Strategic partnership with Enhanced Digital Group and minority equity investment. |
SNEX has tended to react positively to expansion and partnership news, while a strong earnings print previously coincided with a negative next-day move, indicating occasional profit-taking around results.
Over the past six months, SNEX has reported record fiscal 2026 Q1 results on Feb 4 with strong revenue and EPS growth but saw a -3.25% move afterward. In contrast, strategic and product updates such as the Enhanced Digital Group partnership on Jan 8, the Abaxx Exchange gold delivery involvement on Feb 24, and the StoneX Digital asset lending launch on Feb 26 all aligned with modest positive price reactions. Earnings-date scheduling on Jan 28 also saw a positive move.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement links Bushel’s farmer-facing platform with StoneX Hedge’s grain merchandising workflows, aiming to reduce manual processes and improve data flow from offers through settlement. It reinforces SNEX’s focus on digital infrastructure in commodities, following other recent product and partnership updates. Investors may track adoption among mid- to large-sized grain businesses, changes in hedged bushel volumes, and future disclosures that quantify revenue or efficiency impacts from this integration.
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Integration helps grain companies improve origination, reduce manual work, and give merchandisers stronger control across the contract lifecycle
FARGO, N.D. and NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bushel and StoneX (“StoneX”; NASDAQ: SNEX) today announced a partnership that brings together Bushel’s farmer-facing digital tools with StoneX Hedge, StoneX’s hedge workflow with back-office integration, giving grain companies a more connected merchandising process from offer through settlement. For grain merchandisers, the combined Bushel and StoneX Hedge solution helps increase digital offer volume, improve hedge accuracy, reduce double entry, and keep real-time data moving across systems.
The partnership connects key steps across the merchandising lifecycle. The StoneX Hedge grain merchandising platform supports hedge execution, offer-to-hedge linkage, and ERP-backed contract creation. Bushel supports the farmer experience with mobile and web access to bids, digital offers, contracts, eSign, tickets, settlements, and notifications.
Together, the companies will help grain businesses create a smoother experience for both merchandisers and farmers while reducing friction across the business.
Key benefits include:
- More efficient grain merchandising workflows by connecting offers, hedges, contracts, and delivery records across systems
- Better farmer engagement and origination through digital offers, mobile access, and faster pricing conversations
- Less manual work and lower operational risk by reducing rekeying and improving data consistency across the tech stack
“Grain companies need technology that works across both the operational side of the business and the customer-facing side,” said Benny Andres, Vice President of Product at Bushel. “This partnership with StoneX gives merchandisers stronger workflow support while helping farmers access the tools and records they want in one place.”
“StoneX Hedge helps grain companies manage hedging and back-office execution with speed and accuracy,” said David Smoldt, President, Commodities division, StoneX. “By pairing that with Bushel’s farmer-facing experience, we can help customers build a more complete merchandising workflow.” Smoldt continued, “This partnership builds on StoneX Hedge’s forward momentum, with our grain customers already using the platform to hedge more than 1 billion bushels in the first six months of our fiscal year.”
The combined value of the partnership is especially strong for mid- to large-sized elevators, commercial grain companies and co-ops looking to improve digital origination, streamline hedge workflows and support long-term technology flexibility. The integration also helps businesses keep the ERP as the source of truth while improving how data flows across offers, contracts, hedges, and farmer records.
Bushel serves more than 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities and powers more than
About StoneX Group Inc.
A Fortune 50 company headquartered in New York City and listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ: SNEX), StoneX Group Inc. and its more than 5,400 employees serve over 80,000 commercial, institutional, and payments clients, as well as more than 260,000 retail accounts, across more than 80 offices on six continents. Further information is available at www.stonex.com.
About Bushel
Bushel is an independent software company based in Fargo, N.D. that provides an integrated workflow solution for agriculture. Bushel’s platform includes customer relationship management, customer and commercial portals, offer and hedge management, and farm management and advisement software. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bushel Exchange, LLC, Bushel also provides digital payment solutions to its customers. These solutions improve operational efficiency, deliver crucial insights, and increase flexibility, enabling grain buyers, processors, ag retailers, ag lenders and farmers to adapt and expand their operations. Bushel now powers more than 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities, representing more than
Media Contacts:
Dana S. Grosser
Global Head of Corporate Communications, StoneX
media@stonex.com
646-984-1967
Julia Eberhart
Bushel Public Relations & Communications Manager
605-690-1418
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