Down Stream Margin Trouble

About this episode

Dr. Koontz discusses the negative margins at the feedlot and packer level and the importance of price risk management for cattle operations.

Margins at the feedlot and packer level are showing negative values for the foreseable future. Dr. Koontz from CSU discusses the signal this sends for cow-calf and stocker yearling operations and why now is a good time to put into practice price risk management.

People in this episode

Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Guest: Dr. Koontz

Topics covered

• feedlot margins
• packer level
• price risk management
• cow-calf operations
• stocker yearling operations

Keywords

• margins
• feedlot
• packer
• cow-calf
• stocker yearling
• price risk management

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Organizations: CSU

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