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Hog Profit Margin Hedging: A Long-term Out-of-sample Evaluation
This thesis is a long-term evaluation of the profit margin hedging strategy suggested by Kenyon and Clay. To implement this strategy an expected profit margin is estimated based on the amount of pork, corn price, and soybean meal price. The profit margin that can be 'locked in' by the futures …
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An analysis of profit margin hedging strategies in the broiler industry
The focus of this study on hedging strategies differs from previous studies in four major ways: l) both costs and selling price are simultaneously hedged, 2) profit margins are computed daily for up to nine months into the future, 3) hedges can be placed five to six months in advance of production, …