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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 currency hedging program is in place to lock in basis values, and protect the value of merchandising...
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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...
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Being a grain merchandiser can be a pretty lonely existence. There just aren't that many people on the planet that truly understand what a grain...
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Jeff Reardon: May 5, 2015
It can be very painful for grain companies to change banks. New financial relationships require conference calls, planning sessions, and a lot of...
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It seems like each crop year that comes around brings new types of contracts with new promises. Of course, the years of low prices that make it...
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Jeff Reardon: Mar 10, 2015
The handling margin (back-to-back margin) is captured when the bushels are sold and delivered when grain companies value inventory and purchase...
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Scott Hardy: Feb 24, 2015
The word habits has sort of a negative connotation. We could make long list of negative habits. What pops into your head when you think of good...
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Jeff Reardon: Feb 17, 2015
The New Year brings a flurry of preparing financial statements and crunching financial ratios in an effort to get under the tax man’s bar or jump...
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Jeff Reardon: Feb 10, 2015
The grain company CFO may have been viewed as a rare species prior to 2008, but the last 7 years have quickly brought the need for a CFO’s skill set...
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Sherry Lorton: Feb 3, 2015
A Plan in the Making
