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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. Participants will experience data-driven decision making for better price management.

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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

October 01, 2024
A Bird in The Hand

As we head into the heart of autumn, leaves are not the only things changing. ...

As we head into the heart of autumn, leaves are not the only things changing. Profitability prospects for pork producers around the country have shifted dramatically in the past several weeks ...

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September 12, 2024
SEPTEMBER 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

Today’s WASDE report maintained a view of ample supplies of corn, soybeans ...

Today’s WASDE report maintained a view of ample supplies of corn, soybeans and wheat, and made minor adjustments toward production and demand categories. The September 30 Quarterly Grain Stocks ...

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August 12, 2024
AUGUST 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

AUGUST 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively ...

AUGUST 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively neutral for corn and wheat and surprisingly bearish for the soy complex. Yield estimates today were based on ...

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August 08, 2024
Understanding the FMMO Pricing Formula Change Proposal

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a rulemaking hearing late ...

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) held a rulemaking hearing late last year and early this year to consider and take evidence on 21 proposals seeking to amend the Federal Milk Marketing ...

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July 29, 2024
5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan

5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan “If you fail to plan, you ...

5 Steps for Developing a Risk Management Plan “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” –Benjamin Franklin Earlier this month we had the opportunity to attend the National Pork ...

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July 12, 2024
JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively ...

JULY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively supportive for corn, neutral soybeans, and slightly bearish wheat relative to analysts’ pre-report expectations. ...

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June 12, 2024
JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively ...

JUNE 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s WASDE report was relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat with most estimates coming in line with analysts’ pre-report expectations. ...

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June 06, 2024
Volatility in the Market Place

Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due ...

Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due to discrepancies in supply and demand, which are rarely understood in real time. Usually only after the dust has settled ...

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June 03, 2024
Understanding Option Volatility and Price Implications

Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction ...

Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction of the underlying futures market. Because puts allow owners to protect lower prices, the value of the put increases ...

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May 10, 2024
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first ...

MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first look at new crop balance sheets and incorporated acreage estimates from March’s Prospective Plantings report. ...

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