November 21, 2025
Tokio Marine Holdings to Acquire Commodity & Ingredient Hedging

Tokio Marine Holdings to Acquire Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, a Leading ...

Tokio Marine Holdings to Acquire Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, a Leading Provider of Technology-Enabled Risk Management Solutions for the Agricultural Economy CHICAGO and TOKYO, Nov. 21, ...

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November 19, 2025
Commodity Hedging 101

Hedging may sound like a complex financial term reserved for Wall Street, but ...

Hedging may sound like a complex financial term reserved for Wall Street, but in reality, it's a practical tool used by businesses around the world to guard against unpredictable price swings. Whether ...

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November 04, 2025
What Are Crush Margins? A Guide for Cattle Feeders and Grain Processors

In agriculture, margins often mean the difference between growth and loss. ...

In agriculture, margins often mean the difference between growth and loss. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the concept of crush margins – a critical benchmark used by both cattle feeders ...

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October 29, 2025
What Hedging Refers to in Commodity Risk Management

Volatility isn’t just a risk—it’s a fact of life in commodity markets. ...

Volatility isn’t just a risk—it’s a fact of life in commodity markets. Whether you're a grain farmer, a livestock producer or a food manufacturer, unpredictable swings in input costs and ...

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October 09, 2025
Subsidy Capture White Paper

Since the publication of our last analysis on livestock and dairy insurance ...

Since the publication of our last analysis on livestock and dairy insurance programs and the risks associated with subsidy harvesting, both the regulatory landscape and industry dialogue have ...

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September 29, 2025
Favorable Pork Outlook Continues

Pork producer profitability continues to hold firm, buoyed by strong domestic ...

Pork producer profitability continues to hold firm, buoyed by strong domestic demand and a general reluctance from producers to aggressively expand production. With cooler weather, modestly higher ...

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September 12, 2025
SEPTEMBER 2025 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

Today’s report was neutral for corn and soybeans and bearish for wheat relative ...

Today’s report was neutral for corn and soybeans and bearish for wheat relative to pre-report expectations. Today’s report included objective field level data for corn and soybean yield projections. ...

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August 25, 2025
Commodity Options vs Futures: What Producers Need to Know

As trading and risk management continue to evolve, understanding commodity ...

As trading and risk management continue to evolve, understanding commodity options vs. futures is a vital distinction. These financial instruments serve as critical tools for agricultural producers, ...

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August 12, 2025
AUGUST 2025 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:

Relative to trade expectations, today’s report was bearish for corn, bullish ...

Relative to trade expectations, today’s report was bearish for corn, bullish for soybeans and neutral for wheat. This was the first WASDE report of the 2025-26 season to incorporate field surveys ...

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