Price Risk Management For Feed Users
Emmit Rawls
October 19, 2007
Beginning in the fall of 2006, the price risk for purchased feed
has been substantial. The increased demand for corn used in ethanol
production has caused corn and other feed grains to rise substantially.
Managing the price risk of feed and feed ingredients will be the
subject of four one day workshops in Tennessee. Subjects to be taught
will include use of the futures and options markets for feed grains,
seasonality of feed grain and byproduct prices, and using technical
analysis or charting to time purchases of feeds. The meetings will
be at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson
on November 27; the Rutherford County Agricultural Complex on November
28; the Hyder-Burks Agricultural facility in Cookeville on November
29 and the Southeast Bank in Athens on November 30. All of the meetings
will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. Those interested in
attending will need to contact their County Extension Office or
call 1-800-345-0561 for a reservation so that arrangements for educational
materials and a meal can be made.
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