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Energy Risk Management Program
 
   
Training and Consultation for Today's Business Model
   
Your business model is changing but how best can you adjust your management processes to succeed in these volatile times?

Contact your Business Service Manager or Country Hedging (800) 328-6530 today and make sure you've got your ABCs of price risk covered.
   
A
  is for Accountability
 
   
Policy-making for Board & Management
   
Do you know how much risk your cooperative can really afford? The A of the Energy Risk Management Program helps your organization:
   
  • Identify specific risks
  • Determine who is responsible for implementing price risk management plans
  • Establish accountability for day-to-day decision-making on risk assessment
  • Institute checks and balances to ensure the plan is followed
   
Service(s) you receive :
   
  • Assistance in writing or revising cooperative board policy to articulate risk limits and management procedures for grain, petroleum, plant food and feed commodities.
  • Presentation to board of directors on new risk policies
   
   
B
  is for the Basics
 
   
Primer for Understanding Risk Exposure
   
The B of the Energy Risk Management Program brings you the risk management experts from Country Hedging to help develop and implement a plan to limit your cooperative's open inventory risk in the commodity markets. This includes training your merchandising staff on the factors of cash position, inventory, futures, basis levels, purchases and sales contracts. It also covers working with your accounting personnel to develop a Daily Position Report (DPR).
   
Service(s) you receive :
   
  • Three classroom-style sessions over the two-year contract period cover:
    - Risk Management Business Plans
    - Hedging Techniques
    - Over-the-counter (OTC) Trading
    - Daily Position Report (DPR) Development
    - Inventory Valuation
  • Session with cooperative board of directors to ensure understanding of monthly commodity futures statement and the basics of hedging, position limits and margin calls
  • Monthly group conference calls with Country Hedging personnel will address ongoing information and education needs
   
C
  is for Confidence
 
   
Risk Management Consultation
   
The C of the Energy Risk Management Program stands for confidence, because you'll have Country Hedging's experienced consultants by your side. They deliver strategizing and problem-solving counsel along with daily market updates, futures or over-the-counter trading services and basis positioning
   
Service(s) you receive :
   
This is an ongoing consulting arrangement with Country Hedging that may extend beyond the initial two-year program if you choose. Experts work with your cooperative on a regular basis to strategize market positions, understand basis levels and execute trades to balance positions. Commodity charts are included as appropriate, and commission charges are rebated against the next quarterly fee.
   
   
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