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Disclaimer: This web page is designed to aid farmers with their marketing and risk management decisions. The risk of loss in trading futures, options, forward contracts, and hedge-to-arrive can be substantial and no warranty is given or implied by the author or any other party. Each farmer must consider whether such marketing strategies are appropriate for his or her situation. This web page does not represent the views of Kansas State University. 

Estimated revenue insurance Harvest Price for Wheat2, for States with Sales Closing 9/30 and located North of Kansas
                 
  Daily Daily     Daily Daily    
  Closing Closing     Closing Closing    
  Price Price     Price Price    
    KCBOT CBOT     KCBOT CBOT    
  Sep 06 Sep 06     Sep 06 Sep 06    
Date Wheat Wheat   Date Wheat Wheat    
                 
07/17/06 4.9075 3.9300   07/31/06 4.9275 3.9750    
07/18/06 4.9025 3.9800   08/01/06 4.8200 3.9250    
07/19/06 4.8700 3.9300   08/02/06 4.8525 4.0150    
07/20/06 5.0250 4.0650   08/03/06 4.8450 3.9525    
07/21/06 5.0600 4.0725   08/04/06 4.8600 3.9600    
07/24/06 4.9925 4.0050   08/07/06 4.8450 3.9300    
07/25/06 4.8950 3.9325   08/08/06 4.6975 3.8400    
07/26/06 4.8200 3.8200   08/09/06 4.7150 3.8800    
07/27/06 4.8550 3.8775   08/10/06 4.6925 3.8650    
07/28/06 4.8400 3.8850   08/11/06 4.5425 3.7375    
        08/14/06 4.4400 3.7400    
                 
Avg Harvest KC Wheat Chicago Wheat            
 Price $4.848 $3.929            
Plant Price $3.52 $3.50            
Price Change $1.33 $0.43            
% change 37.73% 12.26%            
Increase in Trigger Yield1 0.0% 0.0%            
                 
1 In years when prices fall, it requires a smaller yield loss to trigger revenue insurance claims but in years with higher prices it will require an insurable yield loss to trigger a claim.  The CRC coverage for an example wheat grower with a 50 bushel APH times 70% coverage times planting price of $3.52 equals $123.20 of coverage.  Because of higher prices and based on today's higher harvest price this same Wheat grower coverage will increase to 50 bushel APH times 70% coverage times current market price of $4.85 equals $169.68.
                 
An Example Nebraska Wheat Claim.  A Nebraska Wheat grower with a 50 bushels APH times 70% coverage times higher of harvest price of $4.85 or plant price of $3.52 would have a revenue guarantee of $169.68.  If this grower produced 15 bushels, then based on today's price of $4.85 the revenue to count would be $72.75 and the indemnity payment would be the difference between the revenue to count and the revenue guarantee for gross indemnity payment of $96.93 (before premium deduction).
 
 
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