AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING

FISC 121

Course Description

This course focuses on the farm and its marketing environment and provides an overview of the economics of grain and milk markets. The course concentrates on developing skills for effective grain and dairy marketing analysis and strategies. It examines forward contracting, hedging on futures markets, delayed pricing and options trading. It will also examine farm policies and the impact on farms. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the commodity and futures markets, major trends and causes of trends in dairy and grain industries, market factors that influence farm commodities, risk tools and cooperatives.

Prerequisties

Declared in the Farm & Industry Short Course program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.12

6.81% from Historical

Completion Rate

92.31%

-2.26% from Historical

A Rate

30.77%

66.15% from Historical

Class Size

-3.7% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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