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Financial swaps enable quick, accurate price quotes

May 11, 2021 - By

Learn how a propane retailer can use a financial swap to provide a fixed price to a customer for months or even years in advance. read more

Propane inventory a metric to watch

May 11, 2021 - By

Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions shares the No. 1 factor propane marketers should watch to gauge inventory builds in the months to come. read more

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PERC Learning Center proves beneficial to retailers

May 6, 2021 - By

The Propane Education & Research Council’s (PERC) Learning Center is easy to use and tailor to a retailer's specific operations. read more

Strategies for using financial swaps effectively

May 4, 2021 - By

Retailers use swaps to capture opportunities, turn unknown future prices into knowns and maintain flexibility to adjust positions when conditions change. read more

In the Know: Assessing propane’s contribution to energy security

April 29, 2021 - By

Our industry must be vocal about LPG's benefits and the consequences of abandoning this source of energy security, says Tony Botts of Propane Resources. read more

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How to exploit opportunities in the propane swap market

April 27, 2021 - By

Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explores some of the advantages of the propane swap market in price risk management. read more

LPG leaders stress importance of communication post-pandemic

April 22, 2021 - By

The World LPG Association gathered about 450 registrants from around the globe during a virtual communications summit earlier this year. read more

Establish buying criteria to identify opportunities

April 20, 2021 - By

Retailers that evaluate market conditions and establish buying criteria based on that evaluation may find that they captured the lowest price of the year. read more

In the Know: Promote LPG as a clean-burning fuel

April 15, 2021 - By

The major challenge the industry faces is convincing the public that propane is a clean-burning fuel and communicating that fact to lawmakers. read more

Jim Ferrell on Ferrellgas’ ‘new lease on life’

April 15, 2021 - By

Jim Ferrell, chairman, CEO and president of Ferrellgas, penned an op-ed after the company's recent financial restructuring. read more

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