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Grain Merchandising 101 / 102

Two sessions provide practical overview

The OABA Grain Committee has planned a grain merchandising training course consisting of two classes offering an overview of grain marketing with an emphasis on application. The course is intended for those desiring a greater understanding of grain markets and merchandising tools; such as grain originator, grain accounting and grain operations personnel.  This is a great opportunity to provide your banker with a greater understanding of what you deal with in the markets. Those on your agronomy side of the business may also benefit from these classes.

Both classes will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Blanchard Valley Farmers Cooperative, Findlay, Ohio. Merchandising 101 is Tuesday, March 17th with the Merchandising 102 class a week later on Tuesday, March 24th.  The course is structured so both classes work together to build a strong knowledge base of the markets and merchandising.

Course content addresses supply and demand, various types of contracts, futures markets, convergence, spreads, options, along with the cost of doing business. This course will help build a greater understanding of the basics of how and what it takes to make the grain marketing process work.

 Call the OABA office (614) 326-7520 or visit www.oaba.net to learn more about the course or to register. 

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