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June 25, 2019
Feeder Cattle Pricing
primary alternative for price risk management in the feeder … effectiveness of the contract as a risk management tool is important … instrument for managing price risk.
Contract Specifications …
March 1, 2013
12-18 months
- Should be profit opportunities on the horizon … will enjoy what share of the profits (cow-calf, background,
feedlots … • Examine Feeder Cattle Risk Management Alternatives
• …
September 26, 2022
Industry Economics & Trade
3.679
billion pounds in 2004 to a minimum of 2.056 billion …
September 14, 2016
Mandatory Price Reporting
director of
the Center for Risk
Management Education and … research in
livestock market risk
management, meat demand … payment calculation; the USDA Risk Management Agency
established …
November 1, 2009
Pork Quality Grading System and Wholesale Pork Price Reporting
research in
livestock market risk
management, beef demand … handling, food safety,
price risk management and
analysis … Yearbook)
6 See Martinez and Zering, 2004, for a discussion of the …
November 1, 2009
research in
livestock market risk
management, beef demand … handling, food safety,
price risk management and
analysis … Yearbook)
6 See Martinez and Zering, 2004, for a discussion of the …
April 19, 2017
Grain Market Outlook
DECEMBER (DEC) 2017 CME Kansas hard red winter wheat futures traded as high as $5.90 ¼ on
April 20, 2016, and $5.90 on June 8, 2016 before declining approximately $0.90 per bushel by early
July. Then, following lows of $4.74 per bushel on August 31st, $4.72 ½ on October 12th, and $4.59 ½
DEC 2017 CME KS HRW Wheat Futures
February 18, 2016 – April 18, 2017
Close = $4.74 ¼ on 4/18/2017
MAY 2017 CME KS HRW Wheat Futures
February 18, 2016 – April 18, 2017
Close = $4.19 ¼ on 4/18/2017
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on December 1, 2016, DEC 2017 CME Kansas hard red winter wheat futures prices traded up to a high
of $5.30 ¾ on February 16, 2017. From that February 16th high, DEC 2017 CME KS HRW Wheat
futures then traded lower – down to a low of $4.68 ½ on March 31st and $4.69 on April 18th before
closing at $4.74 ¼ that same day (Figure 1).
The total futures carrying charge or “term spread” between MAY 2017 and JULY 2017 CME Kansas Wheat
futures contracts on Tuesday, April 18th was $0.12 ¾ per bushel (i.e., $4.32 for JULY 2017 less $4.19 ¼ for MAY
2017 Wheat), or $0.06375 per bushel per month. This compares to commercial storage charges in Kansas grain
elevators in the range of $0.04 to $0.05 per bushel per month – before interest or additional handling costs or
other discounts are accounted for.
Given these futures carrying charges, commercial storage of wheat from MAY 2017 to JULY 2017 would at
least break even and/or cover costs (i.e., carry of $0.06375 /bu/mo is greater than $0.04‐$0.05 /bu/mo storage
cost) IF local cash wheat basis levels would at least stay unchanged and not weaken further over the May‐July
2017 period. Along this same lines of reasoning, it may be profitable to actually place a stor …
May 9, 2013
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Representative Barometer for Trends in Profitability
February 13’: -$174.02/steer …
March 4, 2025
Precision Ag and Technology Articles
solar storm, solar
particle events, agricultural technology … bushel per planted acre was at risk. Although
unprecedented during … precision agricultural era, the events of 10 May 2024 were not likely …
December 30, 2016
Grain Market Outlook
The total futures carrying charge or “term spread” between MARCH 2017 and JULY 2017 CME Kansas
Wheat futures contracts on Wednesday, December 28th was $0.22 ½ per bushel (i.e., $4.32 for JULY 2017 less
$4.09 ½ for MARCH 2017 Wheat), or $0.05625 per bushel per month. This compares to commercial storage
charges in Kansas grain elevators in the range of $0.04 to $0.05 per bushel per month – before interest or
additional handling costs or other discounts are accounted for.
Given these futures carrying charges, commercial storage of wheat from MARCH 2017 to JULY 2017 would
at least break even and/or cover costs (i.e., carry of $0.05625 /bu/mo is greater than $0.04‐$0.05 /bu/mo
storage cost) IF local cash wheat basis levels would at least stay unchanged and not weaken further over the
March‐July 2017 period. Along these same lines of reasoning, it may be profitable to actually place a stor …