Post-Harvest Marketing Alternatives
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- December 7, 2021
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Overview
The marketing time frame for crops can be divided into three parts (pre-harvest, harvest, and post-harvest.) This publication focuses on the more common post-harvest marketing strategies using forward contracts, storage, futures contracts, options, and various combinations of these tools. (5 pages).
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