AGEC 3203 Agricultural Commodity Marketing and Risk Management (3)

Offered in Spring. Prereq.: Grade of “C” or above in AGEC 2003 and ECON 2030, or ECON 2000 and ECON 2010, or equivalent. Description and analysis of agricultural and interdependent commodity markets within the food and fiber systems of domestic and international markets; enhancing understanding of market structure and risk management on farms and in agribusiness through a simulated futures trading experience where quantitative and qualitative methods are used to manage risk in commodity portfolios.