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This is episode three of a 5-part podcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, hosted by Lee Safar and featuring returning guest Carley Garner.

Carley is a commodity broker and the founder of US-based commodity brokerage firm, DeCarley Trading.

In this series, Lee and Carley discuss the coffee futures market in 2025 and 2026.

No information in this series is financial advice and trading comes at the risk of losing money.

The five episodes of this series are:

1. 2025 Has Been An Unusual Year in Coffee Futures - https://youtu.be/fuyIL1PJjN8

2. The Forces That Moved Coffee Futures in 2025 - https://youtu.be/7-I7iduViAQ

3. Taking Advantages of High Coffee Prices Outside the Cash Market - https://youtu.be/djwdbraAi2w

4. Speculators Are Important To The Coffee Futures Market - https://youtu.be/K_Z6lny-wsI

5. Coffee Futures Markets in 2026 - https://youtu.be/TG_TUCwi7eA

In this episode of the podcast series, Lee and Carley explore hedging strategies for coffee producers to manage risk in the volatile coffee market of 2025 and 2026.

They discuss the use of options as a tool for both producers and roasters to navigate market fluctuations, emphasizing the importance of not being fully in or out of hedging.

Carly offers detailed insights into the costs and complexities of hedging, and practical examples for producers looking to protect themselves from market downturns.

Join the next episode to learn about the role of speculators in the coffee market.

Connect with Carley and DeCarley Trading at:

https://www.decarleytrading.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carleygarner/

https://www.instagram.com/decarleytrading/

https://decarleytrading.substack.com/

https://www.decarleytrading.com/learn-to-trade-commodities

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