Shimmy1 - 12/27/2024 10:07
pat-michigan - 12/27/2024 07:28
Never did figure out why this phenomenon was, but I managed a fertilizer facility for a while in the early 80's. There were some years where up to 30% of my volume was sold and delivered in the last 2 months of the calendar year. I never saw or touched the product, it went directly into on farm storage. I thought that likely happened everywhere, but for some reason the facilities the company owned in mid-Michigan and the Thumb were the only ones with that much volume moving post harvest. Obviously wasn't just our company, all the retailers had the same thing. I assume that fall/ early winter farm fill up is more common now in a bigger area, but thats only a guess.
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That's not a phenomenon at all. That's end of year purchasing at it's finest. Sometimes taking delivery instead of just paying for it adds another digit to the savings.
Realistic savings on Bulk 28% storage
