Agricultural Supply Chains and the Challenge of Price Risk

This book discusses the issues of integration within food and fibre supply chains and the challenges of price risk. It analyses a range of price risk management strategies and develops evaluation techniques to aid in decision making.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Integration and Forward Contracting 2. Forward Markets 3. Problems with Risk Management 4. Position, Default, and Valuation 5. Futures Hedging and Basis Risk 6. Options Hedging and Price Enhancement 7. OTC Pricing Products 8. Tactics and Evaluation 9. Post-harvest Issues 10. Currency and Risk Management 11. Limitations in Managing Risk 12. Arbitrage and Spread Trades Conclusion

About the author

John Williams is Executive Director of the Food and Fibre Supply Chain Institute, Senior Researcher and Consultant at the Australian Commodity Research Institute, Member of the Institute of Public Affairs, and Fellow in Agribusiness at Marcus Oldham College, Geelong, Australia. He is the author of Competition and Efficiency in International Food Supply Chains (Routledge, 2012), which was shortlisted for the 2013 Commodity Business Award: Commodity Market Policy & Advisory Award.

Summary

This book discusses the issues of integration within food and fibre supply chains and the challenges of price risk. It analyses a range of price risk management strategies and develops evaluation techniques to aid in decision making.

Product details

• Authors: John Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2013
• EAN: 9780415826983
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82698-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Environmental Economics, business strategy, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Purchasing & supply management, Agriculture & Related Industries, Purchasing and supply management