MANAGING YIELD RISK THROUGH A COOPERATIVE

Developing new risk management products for all agricultural commodities has increased in importance given recent legislation. Vegetables have been difficult to insure. This paper investigates the use of index contracts for growers belonging to a Kentucky vegetable cooperative. Index contracts should be significantly more efficient than current crop insurance alternatives.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Zeuli, Kimberly A. ; Skees, Jerry R.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Agribusiness \| Risk and Uncertainty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL Number 20736
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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