Feed Ratio

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Definition of 'Feed Ratio'

A ratio used in futures markets to express the profit margin associated with the feeding and selling of animals.
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Investopedia explains 'Feed Ratio'

A feed ratio helps to identify the profitability of raising animals used as commodities for futures contracts. It takes the price of the grain required to feed the animals divided by the market price of the animals at sale. An example would be the corn-hog ratio.
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  • A Look Back At China's Food Plays

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    ... Downturn Feeding the Chinese With 1.3 billion people and counting, China must find
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  • 4 Chinese Stocks With A Future

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/4-Chinese-Stocks-With-A-Future-NPD-CHL-FEED-CGA-SNP1020.aspx
    ... months. The shares trade with a dividend yield of 2.3% and aP/E ratio of
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  • The Troubling Mathematics Of The Chicken Business

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    ... The supply/demand ratio has gotten so bad that the Department of Agriculture is ... the
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  • Great Eggspectations

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/Great-Eggspectations-CALM-ADM-FDP1201.aspx
    ... be hampered by inflation and fluctuating commodity prices that could affect feed
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  • Potential Food Bargains

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Potential-Food-Bargains-SVU-DF-WINN-KR0418.aspx
    ... Farmers have to spend more to feed livestock so it's causing the price of meat to
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