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Re:Food security and the coming storm by rfrey on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:14AM (#31555416)
If you lock in both your costs and your profits, it's the opposite of speculation.
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Re:Food security and the coming storm by WalterBright on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:05PM (#31561781)
You're speculating that the price you "lock in" will be advantageous to you in the future.

It's the same as buying options in the stock market.

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