to be followed by knowledgeabout factors which interfere in the marketing mechanisms: the basis behavior and thebasis …

strategies. Though VaR can be utilized by decision makers for numerous management aspects, in the cases analyzed in this study … the primary reason for hedging, it is not the only aspect that management must consider. Numerous other aspects enter into …

management tool for farmers, processors, and other market participants is generally neither understood nor readily accepted ….This paper is directed toward professionals, economist and non-economist alike, with an interest in the management of import and … markets. It focuses on futures markets while recognizing that they are but one of a number of available risk management tools. …