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If there is anything that the past several seasons of farming has taught us, it’s that there is indeed nothing new under the sun. Looking back, the “new plateau” for grain prices which we heard so much about in the halcyon days of 2007 and 2008 has...
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If you have tried to originate grain for a day or for a lifetime, you’ve heard plenty of reasons NOT to sell grain. “OK,” you say, “why don’t we go...
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Jeff Reardon: Jan 19, 2016
Last year’s sales have been made, the numbers are great, but the receivables are growing. Will you get paid for the inventory you delivered? When...
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This year many of the ghosts of grain merchandising past have revisited us; low cash prices, higher than normal harvest basis levels, uncertainty of...
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Jeff Reardon: Sep 22, 2015
“Trust but verify” is a Russian proverb Ronald Reagan made famous, but risk managers, CFO’s and grain company lenders live by it today.
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Sherry Lorton: Sep 1, 2015
When you see what appear to be good, well-established, long-standing companies suddenly fall apart it makes you wonder. How do good businesses go...
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In the workplace, training and development can often be an overlooked or underutilized approach to improving business. Often the myth is that with...
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Jeff Reardon: Jul 14, 2015
Grain Merchandisers intentionally eliminate as much currency risk as possible and trade based on the changes in the basis in the grain markets. The...
