Automatically Take Advantage of Seasonality
March 16, 2022
In a volatile soybean market, the Average Seasonal Price (ASP™) contract can help lower stress levels.
It’s no secret that grain prices are historically better at certain times of the year. With the ASP™ contract, you have the opportunity to take advantage of those seasonal prices by getting the average futures price during the respective seasonal pricing window. The ASP™ pricing window helps capture the historic seasonal price premiums with automatic execution that takes some of the stress out of grain marketing.
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The ASP™ pricing window helps capture the historic seasonal price premiums of new crop corn futures prior to each year’s harvest. When you’re ready to establish a grain contract, here are the steps:
Note: Specific dates fluctuate on an annual basis. For current dates, talk to your local ADM representative.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. ADM does not warrant this information to be free of omissions and errors.
March 16, 2022
In a volatile soybean market, the Average Seasonal Price (ASP™) contract can help lower stress levels.
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