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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 ahead and put in an offer to sell the grain at a price that would work for you?” Then you find out...
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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...
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When was the last time you actually walked through your merchandising plan? In the midst of the lackadaisical pricing environment of this past...
