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Sherry Lorton: Oct 28, 2014
As the Controller, CFO or CPA responsible for producing financial statements for your company’s grain division, do you sometimes feel that you are talking a different language than those around you? Are there times when others disagree with the...
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By this point in the harvest season, the writing on the wall has become the chicken coming home to roost. That is, this massive crop that kept all...
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In many parts of the world, grain merchandisers have just begun taking in a huge harvest. Dealing with logistics, limited space, slower than normal...
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Price Later (PL) Fees are unlike any other fees charged by grain elevators. For a background on PL Fees and what causes them to change, check out...
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Understanding the idea of Minimum Price Contracts
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Depending on what area you are in, you may hear it called Price Later (PL), Delayed Price (DP), or No Price Established (NPE). All of these terms...
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We all know what’s happening this year: across much of the country, we are staring down the barrel of a bumper crop of both corn and soybeans....
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Scott Hardy: Sep 2, 2014
In my 30 plus years in the grain merchandising business, I’ve been asked to do a lot of comparisons. Elevator GMs want to know how their margins...
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And no, this is not in reference to those somewhat awkward transition moments between childhood and the teenage years; rather, it’s referring to...
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Jeff Reardon: Aug 19, 2014
This week's blog will answer some frequently asked questions regarding some alternative grain company financing tools. For a general overview of...
