Price Volatility and Risk Management for the Food & Drink Sector
Objectives
- To inform participants of the challenges associated with excessive price volatility
- To explore the impact of price volatility on the Irish food and drink sector
- To critically evaluate the tools which may be employed to manage price volatility.
- To understand the functioning of futures and options markets and provide detailed examples of how these tools may be applied in an Irish context.
- To develop a strategic approach to the management of price volatility involving a full understanding of the key drivers of this volatility.
- To apply learning from the educational programme to help to solve specific organisational problems arising from price volatility.
- The ultimate aim is to develop and enhance management and advisory skills of key industry personnel. In turn, the participants should be in a position to lead
Content includes
Delivered over 4 x 3 hour modules which include:
- Module 1 - Price Volatility
- Module 2 - An introduction for Future Markets
- Module 3 - Future Markets in Practice
- Module 4 - Case Studies (ex. The Broker perspective).
Who should attend
This programme is directed at those in the agri-food industry, who have a requirement to understand the key concepts of price volatility and its management including those involved in farm advisory / supplier relations roles, Agri division heads, Production Managers, Procurement Managers, Financial Managers, Market Analysts, Members of Strategy Group and Commercial Managers.