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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