We’ve replaced the “Knowledge” section of our website with our “Tools and Tactics” section. We have retained this section as an archive of our Weekly Corn Market Updates for the 2020 Crop Year and original versions of some of our first articles. Updated versions of those articles can be found on our Tools and Tactics page. Future editions of the Weekly Corn Market Update will be stored on their own page.
Weekly Corn Market Update 03/20/20
Take control of your marketing and risk management plan. The season is far from over, and volatile markets create opportunities. A well-designed plan can help protect you from and even capitalize on volatile markets. Make sure you're working with a seasoned advisor that understands how to manage risk in a variety of market conditions.
The Fed Cut and Corn Prices
We hope you find this information interesting and useful. We plan to publish it regularly, so be sure to let us know if you have any questions or comments. We love to talk about marketing and risk management. We're here to help keep farmers in business and farms in the family for generations - education is just one way we can help.
Coining Some Terms
Risk management is intimidating. At Quartzite Risk Management LLC (Quartzite), in addition to our role as an advisor, we want to go the extra mile by being an educational resource for our clients. We offer this note in that spirit. The goal of this piece is to use an ordinary coin flip in examples to shed some light on a few of the terms we often use when advising our clients.