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While the benefi ts of using futures to manage price risk are widely recognised, only certain groups of farmers have suitable futures at their disposal. Th is paper discusses an innovative instrument, developed in the Belgian-Dutch pear market, that provides an alternative to futures markets by creating a market for price swaps. Th us, the instrument provides some benefi ts of market-traded derivatives (like futures) while remaining a relatively simple instrument, which requires fewer market transactions. Th e paper describes key properties of the swap contracts and the platform used to trade them. In addition, it compares the conditions required for establishing price swap markets and futures markets. Th us, our study informs the design of similar risk management instruments for commodities and contexts where futures are absent.

Creating a market for price swaps: Case study of an innovative risk management instrument in the Belgian-Dutch pear market