Author Archives: Ashland Commodities
Fundamentals of Grain Hedging – Futures
This post is the start of a series discussing different grain hedging strategies that are [...]
Jan
Consumer Risk Management Theory
Successful commodity risk management at consumer-packaged goods companies (CPG) tends to focus primarily on protecting [...]
Jan
A Systematic Approach to Risk Management
The problem with most risk management and hedging programs today is that there is a [...]
Jan
Eastern Corn Belt Vs Western Corn Belt
US corn is primarily grown in the Midwestern region of the country, or the central [...]
Jan
Grain Open Interest At Multi Year Lows
If you’ve been following the grain markets for the last year or two, you’ve definitely [...]
Dec
What Are Futures Contract Codes?
If you’re new to futures markets, or only look at a few futures markets, you [...]
Dec
Grain and Oilseed Market Primer
Since commodities are all derived from some natural resource, it is important to understand those [...]
Dec
