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Cattle swaps - the new future?

A new forward pricing tool may be the answer to mitigating the risk of beef price fluctuations.

Pamela Lawson
 Fixed price: Producers can effectively fix the sale price of their feeder cattle by using an AFC Swap to mitigate risk. Photo : John Gaughan.

Fixed price: Producers can effectively fix the sale price of their feeder cattle by using an AFC Swap to mitigate risk. Photo : John Gaughan.

AT A GLANCE: Fluctuating cattle prices have producers looking for ways to offset risk and firm up sale prices. Financial services company StoneX has created the Australian Feeder Cattle Swap as a...

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