Steve Watrin Email: SDWatrin@landolakes.com Cell: 612-875-2512 Minneapolis, Minnesota Nov. 3,4, 2011 The Markets We Live With Managing Business Risk Why Risk Management In Dairy Risk Tools, Education and Tracking Business Trends And Risk • Supply Demand Fundamentals • Review of cheese and NFDM Markets • Impacts to Milk Price $2.20 $2.10 $2.00 Cheese Price ($/lb) $1.90 $1.80 $1.70 2001 +25% 2002 -18% 2003 +12% 2004 +25% 2005 -10% 2006 -17% 20087+42% 2008 +5% 2009 -30% 2010 +10% $1.60 $1.65 $1.76 $1.85 $1.44 $1.32 $1.50 $1.49 $1.53 5-year Avg. $1.50 $1.40 $1.30 $1.20 $1.10 $1.15 $1.30 $1.18 $1.24 $1.00 $0.90 00 l-00 -01 l-01 -02 l-02 -03 l-03 -04 l-04 -05 l-05 -06 l-06 -07 l-07 -08 l-08 -09 l-09 -10 l-10 -11 l-11 -12 l-12 n n n n n n n n n n n n n Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Exports are Picking Up the Slack Total & Domestic Cheese Consumption (USDA data) 11,000 Cheese Consumption (million lbs) 10,500 10,000 9,500 9,000 Total cheese disappearance 2010 3.55% Increase Domestic disappearance 2010 2.21% Increase Export disappearance 2010 1.34% Increase 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 48 45 42 39 Million Pounds 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 0 1 1 -0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-1 l-1 n-1 l-1 n Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju 2.40 Oceania US Spread 1.90 1.40 0.90 0.40 -0.10 -0.60 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 -0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0 n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0 n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0 n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-0 r-0 l-0 t-0n-1 r-1 l-1 t-1 n-1 r-1 l-1 n u c u c u c u c u c u c u c u c u c u c u c u Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J O Ja Ap J Ja n9 Oc 7 t- 9 7 Ju l-9 Ap 8 r- 9 Ja 9 n0 Oc 0 t- 0 0 Ju l-0 Ap 1 r- 0 Ja 2 n0 Oc 3 t- 0 3 Ju l-0 Ap 4 r- 0 Ja 5 n0 Oc 6 t- 0 6 Ju l-0 Ap 7 r- 0 Ja 8 n0 Oc 9 t- 0 9 Ju l-1 Ap 0 r- 1 1 Price ($/lb) $2.20 $1.90 $1.60 $0.70 $0.40 Oceania Blue U.S. Red Spread Green Support prices lowered $1.30 $1.00 US skim powder exports increase, prices follow $0.10 -$0.20 -$0.50 • The Outlook for the first half of 2012 is mixed • Global Dairy Trade (gDT) trading down • Global economic growth slowing 3.2 vs. 3.9% • Imports are likely to slow causing prices to moderate • Markets more likely unpredictable and volatile $21.75 $20.75 $19.75 Class III Price ($/lb) $18.75 $17.75 $16.75 $15.75 $14.75 $13.75 $12.75 Year Class III 2000 $9.74 2001 $13.10 2002 $10.42 2003 $11.42 2004 $15.39 2005 $14.05 2006 $11.84 2007 $18.04 2008 $17.44 2009 $11.35 2010 $14.41 Change - 28% +26% -26% +9% +26% - 10% -19% +34% - 4% -54% +27% 2011 $18.12 +25% 2012 Futures $17.10 - 6.0 % 5 year Avg. $ 14.63 $11.75 $10.75 $9.75 $8.75 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 0 1 1 2 2 -0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-0 l-0 n-1 l-1 n-1 l-1 n-1 l-1 n Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju Ja Ju A Risk Matrix • How in the world did we get this volatility • • What’s a hedge Explain a potential Strategy • The cost will vary but one thing is for sure none of the risk management options will be covered easily or cheaply • The payoff can be significant because risk can mean potential as well as peril • Apathy • Inertia “Doing nothing is easier than doing something” • Assess for: • Significance • Frequency • Capability to handle • Keep it • Move it Frequency High of a risk event Operational Risk Manage for performance. Dairy Heifers Crops Strategic Risk Adjust to participate. Government Consumers Industry Low Risk Category Mitigation Strategic Risk Adjust to it Operational Risk Manage it Financial Risk Hedge it Catastrophic Risk Insure it Financial Risk Hedge to protect margins Revenues Purchasing Financing Catastrophic Risk Insure to protect assets Fire Liability Death Severity High of a risk event • Cost of production Information • Actual and forecast • Basis Information • Actual and forecast • Forecasted Production • Impact of a change in production per cow • Defined Strategy • Business Communication • Tracking System • • • • Agreement on Strategy Agreement on Implementation Plan On-going Market and Futures market updates On-going execution updates • Basis Information • Monthly • Yearly • Offered Contracts • Accepted Contracts • Settled Contracts • • • • Price Contracted Volume Type Open Volume • Risk Position of 100% open or closed ( hedged or contracted) • All right or all wrong • Example Risk Strategy • 50% contracted 100% of the time • 50% correct 100% of the time • A determined level of acceptable profit • Plan for implementation • • • • • Who (In the business) When (price points) What ( volume) How (which tools) Where (Co-op, broker) • Managerial Accounting • • • • • Feed Cost Replacements Labor Expenses Financing Cost of Goods Feed $ January February March April May June July August September October November December Cost/Cow Cost / Cwt $ Cost/Cow/Day $ Cost % / Cwt BE Milk/cwt BE Milk/Day Cost of Milk Replace Cost of ments Goods $ 26,199.74 7,800.00 23,037.15 7,800.00 25,225.06 7,800.00 24,310.96 7,800.00 25,092.51 7,800.00 24,285.55 7,800.00 25,110.39 7,800.00 25,130.51 7,800.00 24,340.70 7,800.00 25,173.61 7,800.00 24,381.86 7,800.00 25,214.77 7,800.00 $ / cwt 5.54 5.72 5.59 5.64 5.60 5.65 5.60 5.60 5.64 5.60 5.64 5.59 1,182 372 1,554 Expenses $ Labor $ Financing Cost Mgt Draw $ 26,727.11 18,086.44 704.52 23,500.86 15,903.21 619.48 25,732.82 17,413.59 678.31 24,800.31 16,782.56 653.73 25,597.59 17,322.08 674.75 24,774.39 16,765.02 653.05 25,615.83 17,334.43 675.23 25,636.36 17,348.32 675.77 24,830.65 16,803.09 654.53 25,680.32 17,378.07 676.93 24,872.64 16,831.50 655.64 25,722.32 17,406.49 678.04 1,206 816 32 Asset Cost Variable Culling & Cash Fixed Funded Cost Of Cost of Cost to Death Milk Interest Principle Cash Flow Loss Capital Milk $ /Cwt $ $ $ / cwt $ $ $ / cwt 12.97 3,469.78 9,687.21 15.11 2,656.41 7,338.06 3.21 13.14 3,050.94 8,517.86 15.29 2,586.01 6,452.28 3.37 13.02 3,340.70 9,326.83 15.16 2,557.58 7,065.07 3.21 13.07 3,219.64 8,988.84 15.21 2,547.07 6,809.05 3.22 13.02 3,323.14 9,277.81 15.17 2,544.14 7,027.94 3.21 13.07 3,216.27 8,979.45 15.21 2,544.40 6,801.93 3.22 13.02 3,325.51 9,284.43 15.17 2,545.96 7,032.95 3.21 13.02 3,328.18 9,291.87 15.17 2,548.00 7,038.59 3.21 13.07 3,223.58 8,999.84 15.21 2,550.18 6,817.38 3.22 13.02 3,333.88 9,307.80 15.17 2,552.37 7,050.66 3.21 13.06 3,229.03 9,015.06 15.21 2,554.49 6,828.90 3.22 13.02 3,339.34 9,323.02 15.16 2,556.54 7,062.19 3.21 3,607 157 437 4,201 122 331 453 4.27 $ 1.34 $ 5.62 $ 4.36 $ 2.95 $ 0.11 $ 13.04 $ 0.57 $ 1.58 $ 15.19 $ 0.44 $ 1.20 $ 3.22 3.67 $ 25.4 21 18 1.16 $ 8.0 7 6 $ 3.75 $ 25.9 21 18 2.54 $ 17.5 14 12 0.49 $ 3.4 3 2 1.36 $ 9.4 8 7 $ 0.38 $ 2.6 2 2 1.03 $ 7.1 6 5 4.83 33.4 27 24 0.10 $ 11.21 $ 0.7 77.5 1 64 0 55 13.06 90.3 74 64 Total Business Cost $ / cwt 16.74 17.08 16.79 16.86 16.80 16.86 16.80 16.80 16.86 16.80 16.85 16.79 2.77 19.1 16 14 4,654 $ $ 16.82 14.47 100.0 82 71 • Basis is defined as: The cash value of milk greater than or less than the Class III settlement price • Producer Website • Multi Year Average • Quarterly • Discounting basis value 2008 My Cash Class III Price Basis January February March April May June July August September October November December $19.32 17.03 18.00 16.76 18.18 20.25 18.24 17.32 16.28 17.06 15.51 15.28 $ 21.53 $ 2.21 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2.21 1.13 1.64 0.95 0.86 0.81 1.05 1.32 0.95 1.65 1.30 $17.63 $18.78 High $20.25 $21.53 Low $15.51 $16.58 Range(spread) $ 4.74 $ 4.95 $ $1.34 $2.21 $0.81 1.40 Average $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 19.24 19.13 18.40 19.13 21.11 19.05 18.37 17.60 18.01 17.16 16.58 2009 My Cash Class III Price Basis $10.78 9.31 10.44 10.78 9.84 9.97 9.97 11.20 12.11 12.82 14.08 14.98 $ 12.73 $ 1.95 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 10.77 11.66 12.25 11.47 11.17 11.23 12.38 13.29 14.24 15.36 16.48 $11.36 $12.75 $14.98 $16.48 $9.31 $10.77 $ 5.67 $ 5.71 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.46 1.22 1.47 1.63 1.20 1.26 1.18 1.18 1.42 1.28 1.50 2010 My Cash Class III Price $14.50 14.28 12.78 12.92 13.38 13.62 13.74 15.18 16.26 16.94 15.44 13.83 Basis $ 16.00 $ 1.50 $ 15.50 $ 1.22 $ 13.92 $ 13.91 $ 14.69 $ 15.02 $ 15.23 $ 16.03 $ 17.53 $ 19.01 $ 17.83 $ 16.66 Discount $ $1.40 $14.41 $ 14.72 $1.95 $16.94 $19.01 $1.18 $12.78 $0.00 $ 0.77 $ 4.16 $ 19.01 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.14 0.99 1.31 1.40 1.49 0.85 1.27 2.07 2.39 2.83 1.54 1.54 $2.83 $0.85 $ 1.98 2011 My Cash Class III Price Average Basis My Basis $13.48 $ 16.37 $ 2.89 $ 17.00 $ 19.42 $ 2.42 $ 19.40 $ (19.40) $ 16.87 $ (16.87) $ 16.52 $ (16.52) $ 19.11 $ (19.11) $ 21.39 $ (21.39) $ 21.67 $ (21.67) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $18.18 $17.90 ($9.14) $21.67 $19.42 $2.89 $13.48 $16.37 ($21.67) $ 8.19 $ 3.05 $ 24.56 2.14 1.83 1.16 1.37 1.30 1.15 1.19 1.03 1.26 1.48 1.77 1.88 $1.46 • Futures • • • • Monthly Quarterly flat price Semi Annual flat price Market Orders • Options • Puts • Calls • Fence • OTC Cash Contract • Product contracts (Cheese, NFDM, Butter) • Class Price • Social Expectations • Food production practices • Food Quality (value) • Governmental Regulations • Food Safety • Environmental Protection • Volatility • Cost of Inputs • Global Markets • Access to Capital • Liquidity • Working Capital • Solvency • Debt to Capital Frequency High Operational Risk of an event Social Expectations Food Safety Food Value Strategic Risk Government Regulations Food Production Practices Environmental Protection Low Risk Category Mitigation Strategic Risk Adjust to it Operational Risk Manage it Financial Risk Hedge it Catastrophic Risk Insure it Financial Risk Volatility • Cost of Inputs • Revenues, Global Markets Catastrophic Risk Capital Access Liquidity Solvency Severity High of an event • Risk is present in all business • Price risk is hear to stay • Risk management requires resources • Future business risk trends can be cataloged an approached with a management plan Questions