Effects on profits and risks of hedging hogs in the futures market
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2010-05-07T15:54:41Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
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
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Swine, Profits, Hedging, Futures markets