FORWARD CONTRACT INFORMATION IMPACTS ON PRICING AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES IN A SIMULATED FED CATTLE MARKET

As policy makers strive to maintain competitiveness in agricultural markets, the impacts of altering market information sets must be evaluated. An experiment was designed to assess the price and production impacts of forward contract information. Results suggest that this information reduced price level and dispersion. Production efficiency was improved in the spot market.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Bastian, Christopher T. ; Koontz, Stephen R. ; Menkhaus, Dale J.
Institutions:	Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA
Subject:	Livestock Production/Industries \| Marketing

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2002 Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2002, Long Beach, California.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2002 Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2002, Long Beach, California Number 36616
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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