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Ag Risk Management Consulting

Loewen and Associates, Inc. provides a one-on-one consulting service to agricultural producers throughout the Midwest and Central Plains. This personal service provides direct marketing recommendations to producers based on current market conditions, specific goals of the producer, and all the factors that go into determining the proper risk management tool at the time. The consulting service provides recommendations and more importantly an EDUCATION in using all of the marketing tools that are available to agricultural producers.

These recommendations are developed by Pete Loewen, Tim Strunk, Matt Hines and Doug Biswell based on our in-house analysis. It is not regurgitated from another service or source and presented second-hand like so many other (more expensive) services out there.

• Individually designed grain and livestock recommendations delivered via e-mail, fax or telephone.
  • Cash Market Tools
    • Forward contracts
    • Hedge-to-arrive
    • Basis contracts
  • Cash Market Evaluation
    • Basis
    • Carry
  • Futures Market Tools
  • Options and Advanced Option Strategies
• Proprietary, time-sensitive analysis complete with precise recommendations.
  • Producer is not obligated to implement recommendations
  • Complete education on ALL available marketing tools

We separate marketing into two segments; 1) price forecasting / profitability (i.e. "when" to make the sale), and 2) choosing the right tool to net the highest price at each sale/purchase point (i.e. "how" to make the sale). WE CONCENTRATE ON EDUCATING PRODUCERS ON ALL AVAILABLE MARKETING TOOLS AND HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT TOOL AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

There is money left on the table every single day by producers who do not fully understand things like basis, carry, and choosing the right tool at the time of sale. In today's marketplace, can you afford to leave that money on the table? Absolutely not! You MUST separate price forecasting from marketing in order to be a truly successful marketer. Let us teach you how net the highest dollar at the time of sale-every time-without even mentioning market direction.

This is a very progressive service that utilizes the combined 40+ years experience in agricultural marketing of Pete Loewen, Tim Strunk, Matt Hines and Doug Biswell, along with strong communication with producers to provide a well thought-out marketing plan. More importantly, the Loewen and Associates staff works diligently to implement the marketing plan on a timely basis by reacting to changing market conditions and opportunities.

We do not speculate, we teach you how to properly manage your risk in the way that is most beneficial to your individual operation. Give us a chance to show you why we are the best in the business when it comes to the MARKETING game and leave the pure price forecasting to everyone else.