A Better Way to Invest in Fertilizers: Terra Nitrogen
Nicholas Pardini submits:Fertilizer companies have shown promise to investors because of their indirect benefit from increasing prices of agricultural products. However, this sector has been rocky and volatile and price movement often does not directly match the growth of farm production or agriculture prices. A possible alternative to traditional fertilizer names such as Potash (POT), Agrium (AGU) and Mosaic (MOS) is Terra Nitrogen (TNH). Terra Nitrogen is a good investment because of its high direct returns to investors, it's production of ammonia, and its declining costs of business allows for increased margins. Terra Nitrogen is a subsidiary of Terra Industries that is the fourth largest nitrogen producer in the United States. They specialize in producing ammonia, which is a critical ingredient for fertilizers. Nitrogen is critical to plant growth and there are no proven substitutes for nitrogen as an ingredient for high crop yield fertilizers. In addition, nitrogen products must be reappliedComplete Story »
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