By Jennifer Ifft, agricultural policy extension specialist
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) is a livestock price insurance product that is like a put option. Buyers and sellers of commodities use futures markets to “hedge” or protect their anticipated profit margin from unexpected price changes. Producers can hedge feeder cattle prices with either futures or options. We will use the example of a producer who is calving in April and plans to sell around November.[1]
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