Using the Futures Market to Lower the Farm Management Risks of Producing for Unknown Market Prices in the USA: A Farm Example of a Maize Hedger
| dc.creator | van Blokland, P.J. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:44:27Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T10:38:35Z | |
| dc.description | This paper illustrates a simple hedging procedure for reducing the risk of investing in production. costs . by locking in a predetermined price range. The emphasis.is on planning and budgeting before committing resources to production. Success is measured as a return to management. The hedging methodology used in the paper is applicable to.any agricultural enterprise where basis is known. It is ·probably impossible to hedge successfally without a good · 'f.'nderstanding of basis. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.237437 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/237437/files/ufl-iwp-95-21.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/237437 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/620626 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/237437 | |
| dc.title | Using the Futures Market to Lower the Farm Management Risks of Producing for Unknown Market Prices in the USA: A Farm Example of a Maize Hedger | |
| dc.type | Text |