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<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) undertakes substantial purchases of fuel commodities,
the price of which will be influenced by oil prices. The Department secures a degree
of protection against changes in price by purchasing hedging contracts that are equivalent
to buying a proportion of forecast demand at agreed prices in advance.</p><p>The MOD
hedges up to three years in advance and usually trades quarterly to further spread
price risk. This approach has been used for fuel hedging since 2010.</p>
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