In the following video, Fool.com contributor Maxx Chatsko analyzes the first-quarter earnings of CF Industries (CF 0.81%). 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.
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CF Industries Bets on the Right Side of Natural Gas Prices
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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.
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