Livestock Gross Margin

Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) provides coverage for the difference between the market value of the commodity and the costs of feed. If the actual gross margin is less than the expected gross margin (minus your deductible) for the insurance period, an indemnity is issued. All LGM products are federally reinsured.

The LGM insurance policy uses futures prices from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to determine the expected gross margin and the actual gross margin. They effectively insure the producer’s gross margin guarantee against the actual margin at the end of the respective insurance period. LGM does not insure against death, loss, unexpected decrease in milk production, unexpected increases in feed use or any other loss or damage to the producer’s animal(s).

Producers can determine the number of head to insure up to their approved target marketings for any month within the applicable insurance period. The approved target marketings is based on the farm’s capacity for the eleven-month insurance period as determined by the insurance underwriter. For Dairy, approved target marketings are determined in hundredweight of milk.

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