- It's August 2014, a NSW wheat farmer anticipates a crop of 1,000 metric tonnes in January 2015 . The spot price of wheat is $275 per tonne, S0=$275, while the January 2015 futures contract has a bid/ask quote of $286/$294. - Complete the following: 1. Provide a rationale for the why the farmer would hedge and the type of risk they're hedging. 2. Determine whether they buy or sell futures and the number of contracts they trade. 3. Determine the dollar/tonne return if the farmer harvests 1,100 tonnes in January, sells their crop in the spot market at \$250 per tonne , ST=$250, and 'closes out' the futures position when the bid/ask on the January 2015 futures is $248/$256. - It's August 2014, a NSW wheat farmer anticipates a crop of 1,000 metric tonnes in January 2015 . The spot price of wheat is $275 per tonne, S0=$275, while the January 2015 futures contract has a bid/ask quote of $286/$294. - Complete the following: 1. Provide a rationale for the why the farmer would hedge and the type of risk they're hedging. 2. Determine whether they buy or sell futures and the number of contracts they trade. 3. Determine the dollar/tonne return if the farmer harvests 1,100 tonnes in January, sells their crop in the spot market at \$250 per tonne , ST=$250, and 'closes out' the futures position when the bid/ask on the January 2015 futures is $248/$256