Retailer reports strong prepay season

A seed and fertilizer retailer says the pre-New Year’s prepay season was very busy. Tony Grapsas with Jay-Mar in Plover, Wisconsin tells Brownfield most of the flurry of activity happens in the last two weeks of December, as farmers look at both favorable prices and potential tax savings.  “What I can tell you is our pre-pay amount gathered is the same as last year, and that means we’re way up in tons because fertilizer prices are lower than last year.” Grapsas says in central...