Review and Evaluation of Grain Marketing and Hedging Strategies for Virginia Grain Producers

Virginia's regional grain prices exhibit high volatility due to the state's unique spatial variability and supply and demand fundamentals. This study explains Virginia's basis patterns for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Discussion of times when there were outstanding economic or fundamental market movers that affected basis in Virginia is also offered. The feasibility and process of hedging using futures is explained and evaluated in a case study. Possible marketing decisions based on the findings are presented in an easy and accessible manner, so that producers and extension agents can use this information to make real-time grain marketing decisions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Department dc:contributor.department

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Gill, Jayson Gregory

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Isengildina Massa, Olga

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Bovay, John
• Stewart, Shamar L.
• Ramsey, Ford

• Virginia Grain Marketing
• Price Risk Management
• Futures Hedging
• Basis

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:37489

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/115563