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Commodity & Ingredient Hedging is a technology enabled risk management firm that provides education and customized price risk management services to businesses impacted by volatility in the agriculture commodities markets. Through a unique, objective approach to identifying and quantifying risk, we help our clients make better decisions and confidently implement superior, long-term margin management strategies that allow them to sustain and grow their businesses.

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CIH provides targeted education where participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the price risk factors specific to their industry and the full range of available contracting alternatives to manage this exposure over time to attain a greater degree of control over profit margins.

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Commitment to Trust & Value

CIH prides itself on enduring client relationships built on a commitment to establish trust and provide the necessary services and tools to empower confident decision making. We customize effective risk management programs that take into consideration a company’s overall market exposure on net cash, futures, options, insurance, and swaps. Many of the technology-based solutions used in our proprietary software platforms were developed through 20 years of direct input and feedback from our clients who see us as long-term partners in their ongoing risk management efforts.

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What Our Clients Say About Us

In the videos below, you can hear directly from our clients about how CIH helps agriculture producers gain control over their commodity price risk.

Testimonials are not indicative of future success. Individuals providing testimonials were not compensated.

It’s made my risk management more efficient.

Greg Bell, President

Feedport USA

February 06, 2018

Having CIH gives me more confidence in executing.

Joe Dykhuis, President

Dykhuis Farms

April 11, 2023

The strategy helps me sleep better.

Ken Qualls, CFO

House of Raeford Farms

February 06, 2018

I wouldn’t want to do it any other way. It wouldn’t work.

Paul Mossner

New Horizons Pork

January 15, 2020

That’s one of the things I really appreciate about CIH, they’re not ...

Mike Paustian, Part 3

Paustian Enterprises

February 20, 2020

It's just a really streamlined experience for me.

Mike Paustian, Part 2

Paustian Enterprises

February 20, 2020

It shouldn't matter if markets go up or down the next day.

Mike Paustian, Part 1

Paustian Enterprises

February 20, 2020
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CIH Risk Management Library

November 09, 2023
NOVEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES:

NOVEMBER WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The November WASDE report was viewed ...

NOVEMBER WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The November WASDE report was viewed as relatively negative corn and wheat and neutral for soybeans. This report contained insights from both producer ...

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November 02, 2023
Mandatory Price Reporting: Make it Essential

The risk of a government shutdown not only threatens the availability of important ...

The risk of a government shutdown not only threatens the availability of important market data, but also could endanger the viability of an important risk management tool to protect hog farmers. Success ...

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October 12, 2023
HRC Futures: Addressing Risk in Uncertain Times

HRC Futures: Addressing Risk in Uncertain Times If the last few years have ...

HRC Futures: Addressing Risk in Uncertain Times If the last few years have taught us anything, it is that nothing is certain. This past weekend we saw yet another unexpected event begin to ...

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October 12, 2023
OCTOBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES:

OCTOBER WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The market’s price reaction to the ...

OCTOBER WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The market’s price reaction to the October WASDE report was higher across the board for corn, soybeans and wheat. For this month’s production estimates ...

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September 14, 2023
HRC Futures Mixed Ahead of UAW Deadline

HRC Futures Mixed Ahead of UAW Deadline Hot-rolled coil (HRC) futures prices ...

HRC Futures Mixed Ahead of UAW Deadline Hot-rolled coil (HRC) futures prices fell after our last column published Aug. 17, putting in recent lows around $25-30 per ton lower than the week prior. Speculative ...

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September 12, 2023
SEPTEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES:

SEPTEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The September WASDE report ...

SEPTEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: The September WASDE report was bearish relative to trade expectations for corn, neutral for the soybean complex, and supportive for wheat. While ...

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August 11, 2023
AUGUST 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES:

The August WASDE report was slightly supportive of corn, soybeans, and wheat ...

The August WASDE report was slightly supportive of corn, soybeans, and wheat but generally in line with expectations. This was the first report of the crop year to include results from farmer ...

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August 01, 2023
Optimize the Benefits of LRP Insurance and LGM Insurance

Optimize the Benefits of LRP Insurance and LGM Insurance: Hog producers ...

Optimize the Benefits of LRP Insurance and LGM Insurance: Hog producers who are evaluating forward price or margin coverage have many different risk management tools to help address their varied ...

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July 22, 2023
A Leg Up in Metals Price Risk

Effectively manage price risks, costs and financial planning while nurturing ...

Effectively manage price risks, costs and financial planning while nurturing customer relationships, promoting stakeholder confidence and ensuring compliance. Metals company stakeholders face ...

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July 20, 2023
HRC Futures: Volatility Leads Market Participants to Seek Flexibility

HRC Futures: Volatility Leads Market Participants to Seek Flexibility In ...

HRC Futures: Volatility Leads Market Participants to Seek Flexibility In the past two months, the US Midwest Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) futures market has experienced significant fluctuations. ...

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