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 producti...

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Main Author: Shapiro, Neil Philip
Other Authors: Agricultural Economics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44051
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08012012-040135/