In the following video, Fool.com contributor Maxx Chatsko analyzes the first-quarter earnings of CF Industries (CF +0.61%). The company saw a record net income on the heels of increasing nitrogen prices -- a trend that should continue into 2013. Additionally, CF Industries is actually expecting a positive effect from natural gas prices. Maxx explains how that is possible and why it matters heading into a record corn planting this year.
CF Industries Bets on the Right Side of Natural Gas Prices
By Maxx Chatsko – May 14, 2013 at 1:59PM
NYSE: CF
CF Industries
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A Fool recaps CF Industries' first-quarter earnings and explains why the company expects favorable natural gas pricing during this planting season.
About the Author
Maxx has been a contributor to Fool.com since 2013. He graduated from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (2012) with a Bachelor of Science in Bioprocess Engineering and from Carnegie Mellon University (2016) with a Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering.