Let the fleecing begin!

[makar]

I could have had 46-0-0 at 390 this fall if i paid cash and took delivery. Since i can not sell grain i have no money and my bins are full. Are the companies squeezing us both ways?

[Ron]

Same situation here, couldnt move enough grain to pay important bills and credit charges would (probably) negate any savings on prebooked fert so I looked at nat gas prices and said no way, it will be cheaper in the spring. Looks like I will be wrong (again).

[Ron]

Ron,, you should of looked a little closer at those interest charges because you would've been a way further ahead by putting it on your account. Unless... I hear what your saying I booked mine also but actually though it should be down in Spring.

[sawfly]

it looks like we farmers are going to have disipline ourselves to prebuy at least a portion of our N (46 -0-0)from offshore. to keep a lid on prices

the fert industrys (delibrate) timming on price increases makes it tight to get alternate supply from the middle east here in time.

i too am thinking about moveing away from NH3 to 46-0-0 . the thought of not being able to lock in a fert price is scary.

at least with fert. we have the middle east option for competition.

no such luck in the herbicide market , with no offshore competition allowed , even with patents expired.
their gonna squeeze another 7-10% out of us.

hopefully they will get really greedy and the farmers will revolt.

then get some laws changed to put an end to their ( supply management , monopoly , cartel)