LRP-Lamb Market Report 15 July 2013

The LRP-Lamb price index ended last week at $115.08 per cwt. This is up $2.56 from last week’s index of $112.52.

LRP-Lamb insurance price forecasts expiring July 15, 2013 were as follows:

Date Offered Policy Expected Ending Value Actual % of Expected
4/15/2013 13-week $98.44 116.9%
2/25/2013 20-week $100.85 114.1%
1/14/2013 26-week $119.89 96.0%
10/15/2012 39-week $135.73 84.8%

The effective floor prices offered by LRP-Lamb coverage for expiring policies were as follows:

      Effective Floor Price (Coverage Price – Premium)
      (Premium per cwt.)
Date Offered Policy Expected Ending Value 95% 90% 85% 80%
4/15/2013 13-week $98.44 $91.210 $87.734 $83.396 $78.674
      (2.310) (0.866) (0.274) (0.076)
2/25/2013 20-week $100.85 92.179 89.035 84.998 80.412
      (3.631) (1.725) (0.722) (0.268)
1/14/2013 26-week $119.89 109.313 105.456 100.727 95.385
      (4.587) (2.444) (1.183) (0.525)
10/15/2012 39-week $135.73 121.686 117.697 112.787 107.168
      (7.254) (4.463) (2.583) (1.412)

Only the 39-week expiring insurance coverage will pay any indemnity and it will pay an indemnity at the top three coverage levels. The net effective floor prices for the various coverage levels of the expiring 39-week contracts issuing an indemnity ranged from $121.69 per cwt. to $112.79 per cwt. with the up-front premium costs ranging from $7.25 per cwt. to $2.58 per cwt.

 

LRP-Lamb price insurance coverage offered on 15 July 2013 is as follows:

Date Offered: 15 July 2013 Effective Floor Price (Coverage Price – Premium)
      (Premium per cwt.)
Policy End Date Expected Ending Value 95% 90% 85% 80%
13-week 10/14/2013 $88.82 $82.296 $79.159 $75.252 $70.992
      (2.084) (0.781) (0.248) (0.068)
20-week 12/2/2013 $82.61 75.506 72.937 69.629 65.871
      (2.974) (1.413) (0.591) (0.219)
26-week 1/13/2014 $81.10 73.938 71.337 68.13 64.525
      (3.102) (1.653) (0.80) (0.355)
39-week 4/14/2014 $104.09 93.326 90.258 86.499 82.187
      (5.564) (3.422) (1.981) (1.083)

 

 

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