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but it doesn't necessarily hold in a given year
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because there are other things that affect price.
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This is what I was saying--that arbitrage enforces fair value.
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There is a problem if there is no grain in storage.
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For example, right at the harvest end when the harvest is coming in,
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the relation between futures and spot price can become very erratic.
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The futures price can be way below the fair value;
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the right hand side--spot times one plus R plus S--
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is called fair value.
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Futures can be below fair value
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and there's no way for arbitrage to make up the difference
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because there's nothing--if the futures were very low,