June 01, 2023
Weathering the Storm:
Much has been written about the negative outlook for the swine industry and ...
Much has been written about the negative outlook for the swine industry and the extremely depressed returns producers are currently experiencing. By some measures, this is the worst environment ...
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May 26, 2023
Grain Risk Management: Commodity Hedging
Grain Producer Risk Management Risk Management Framework and Contract Rules Grain ...
Grain Producer Risk Management Risk Management Framework and Contract Rules Grain producers tend to focus their grain marketing decisions solely on price considerations without necessarily ...
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May 25, 2023
DRP Insurance in Commodity Hedging
DRP Insurance in Commodity Hedging Recognizing the risks and volatility dairy ...
DRP Insurance in Commodity Hedging Recognizing the risks and volatility dairy producers face in milk production and pricing, the federal government launched the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) ...
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May 23, 2023
Ethanol Margin Management: CIH Risk Management for Commodity Hedging
What is the Ethanol Margin Management tool? Ethanol margin management is ...
What is the Ethanol Margin Management tool? Ethanol margin management is the commodity hedging process of analyzing financial risk exposure from the perspective of an overall profit margin ...
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February 02, 2023
Forward Margin Opportunities
As we begin the new year, a lot of uncertainty remains following a tumultuous ...
As we begin the new year, a lot of uncertainty remains following a tumultuous 2022, but there are reasons to be hopeful and optimistic. While spot margins are not favorable given the recent sharp ...
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November 01, 2022
Spooky Markets and Volatile Margins
Halloween is a time of year when both kids and adults alike have fun being ...
Halloween is a time of year when both kids and adults alike have fun being spooked but the hog market price action over the past month has been downright scary. December Lean Hog futures ...
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August 02, 2022
What Could Go Wrong? Maintaining Discipline Amid Market Uncertainty
As we work through the dog days of summer, there seems to be no shortage of ...
As we work through the dog days of summer, there seems to be no shortage of optimism among many hog market participants. Much of this exuberance is rational given strong domestic demand, lower ...
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June 02, 2022
Improved Livestock Insurance: A Critical Component of the Margin Management Toolbox
For many of us involved in the pork industry, the turn of the calendar to June ...
For many of us involved in the pork industry, the turn of the calendar to June means World Pork Expo is once again upon us. The event serves as the unofficial start to the summer season for many ...
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March 02, 2022
The Impact of Feed Costs on Hog Margins
Hog margins have steadily improved since the beginning of the year. Futures ...
Hog margins have steadily improved since the beginning of the year. Futures markets are projecting the highest forward-looking hog margins for a model operation since 2014. Taking Q2 as an example, ...
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