For every good deferred payment situation with farmers there always seems to be about five bad ones. The rules are fairly strict on doing deferred payment contracts and if you don't follow them, you will lose on an audit.
USDA currently pegs soybean plantings at 87.5 million acres. Market analysts offer projections both above and below that number and explain their rationale, which includes the South America crop and weather forecasts.
It's been a good year for fertilizer stocks. The top fertilizer companies in North America posted big stock gains this year, with some on pace to see their best year since 2009. Joe Vaclavik explains what it means.
