Risk management - Articles - Page 9

All-milk, mailbox price spreads could be widening with marketing deductions

October 3, 2022

June 2022 “mailbox” prices averaged about $1.03 per hundredweight (cwt) less than announced average “all-milk” prices for the same month.

August DMC margin triggers first indemnity payment of 2022

October 3, 2022

Dave Natzke

3 marketing decisions to increase profitability this fall

Tight margins point the spotlight on a variety of important marketing considerations, including adding value to cattle, market timing and risk management.

September 30, 2022

Meranda Small and Brett Wilder

Cattle markets continue to be strong, with all classes of cattle trading above year-ago and five-year average historical prices. High farm gate prices can lead to exciting marketing opportunities across the value chain, but they can also lead to complacency.

Looking beyond production: Tips for emerging cattle producers

September 26, 2022

Ed Snodgrass

Many wise Americans, from poets to presidents, have praised farming as a noble calling. It’s a rewarding endeavor, to be sure, but it certainly isn’t easy.

October dairy risk management calendar

September 26, 2022

Dave Natzke

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.

Planning from the end

Talking yourself out of an opportunity is far better than going broke because you didn’t do your research.

September 16, 2022

Andy Overbay

As an adviser to the farmers of my county and beyond, one question I dread the most is “Andy, what am I going to do?”

DMC margin continued to shrink in July

The July DMC margin is $9.92 per cwt, down $2 from June but still above the indemnity payment trigger.

September 2, 2022

Dave Natzke

Milk prices declined and feed costs continued to rise in July, cutting into monthly dairy producer milk income over feed cost margins calculated under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.

May all-milk, mailbox price spread averaged 98 cents

The difference in the two announced prices can affect dairy risk management, since indemnity payments under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) programs are all based on the all-milk price.

August 29, 2022

Dave Natzke

May 2022 “mailbox” prices averaged about 98 cents per hundredweight (cwt) less than announced average “all-milk” prices for the same month.