Commodity Volatility Hits Cash Flow Before the Balance Sheet

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At first, nothing looks wrong. Production is steady. Trucks are moving. Equipment is running. Contracts are active. The quarter’s output targets are still intact. On paper, the business looks healthy. Then a supplier notices something small. An invoice that normally clears in 30 days is still open at 38. Another stretches to 45. A third sits quietly past 60. No …