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The Potential of a Proposed Rainfall Option at Cotton Harvest

Steven W. Martin


 
ABSTRACT

Producers have been faced with greater needs for risk protection since the passage of the 1996 FAIR Act. This paper will illustrate how a rainfall option contract might be used as a tool to manage producer risk at cotton harvest. While there are forms of weather options available for non-agricultural purposes, rainfall options for agricultural purposes are not yet widely available. In the event that they do become available, it is hoped that this paper will be a useful guide in determining how they fit into a total risk management package.



Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pp. 348 - 351
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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