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3 Key Points for CFOs in the 2016 Grain Merchandising Season

The word is out; grain merchandising margins are down all over the grain industry. Publicly traded and private companies are showing financial stress...

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Your Banker’s Top 6 Grain Marketing Questions

Solutions to problems have a way of gaining clarity through discussions with trusted outside counsel. Clearly originating low basis bushels is the...

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5 signs of 2016’s Grain Merchandising Profitability Vanishing

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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6 Steps to Trust but Verify Grain Business Position Reports

“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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Hedging Currency Risk for International Grain Merchandisers

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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Checklist for Finding a Great Banker for Your Grain Business

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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Top 5 Mark-to-Market Grain Accounting Battles

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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Grain Elevators: How Productive Is Your Labor Force?

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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The Fiscal Management 5 Step Plan for Grain Elevator Financing

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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