Effects on profits and risks of hedging hogs in the futures market

McCoy, J.H.; Price, R.V.; Solomon, R.E.

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Effects on profits and risks of hedging hogs in the futures market

McCoy, J.H.; Price, R.V.; Solomon, R.E.

Erratic hog prices in recent years have compounded management problems. As a result, interest has increased in ways of tying down prices before the hogs are ready for market. This report presents results of a study of one approach to the problem -- hedging in the futures market.

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Swine Day '76 is known as Swine Day, 1976

Keywords: Swine; Profits; Hedging; Futures markets

Conference: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 11, 1976
Starting Page: 50, Ending Page: 52
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

Date: 1976

Conference paper

Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/3986

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