April 01, 2025
Keep Your Eye on the Prize
"The year has kicked off with volatility as headlines drive rapid market shifts on an almost daily basis. In this column, I have traditionally focused on providing context around supply and demand fundamentals—how they interact to determine equilibrium prices and, in turn, profit margins for pig farmers...."
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February 01, 2024
Livestock Price Insurance – the Do’s and the Don’ts
As we have written many times in this space, Livestock Risk Protection (LRP ...
As we have written many times in this space, Livestock Risk Protection (LRP Insurance) has become an integral part of many livestock producers’ risk management toolbox in recent years. The program ...
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November 03, 2023
Mandatory Price Reporting: Make it Essential
The risk of a government shutdown not only threatens the availability of important ...
The risk of a government shutdown not only threatens the availability of important market data, but also could endanger the viability of an important risk management tool to protect hog farmers. ...
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August 14, 2023
Optimize the Benefits of LRP and LGM:
"Hog producers who are evaluating forward price or margin coverage have many ...
"Hog producers who are evaluating forward price or margin coverage have many different risk management tools to help address their varied market exposures."
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