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When Can a Generic Advertising Program Increase Farmer Returns?
Freebairn, John W.; Goddard, Ellen W.; Griffith, Garry R. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
Generic advertising has been a widely-used marketing tool of many agricultural industries. The strategy has come under …
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The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Dietz, Sarah N.; Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 01
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982â … marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if a 24- or 20-month market benchmark … harvest benchmark is used. The sensitivity of marketing performance to the market benchmark considered is explained by the …
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The influence of weight and fat on lamb prices revisited
Hufton, Charlie; Griffith, Garry R.; Mullen, John D. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008
Previous research has found inconsistencies in the valuation of weight and fat characteristics of lamb carcasses between the saleyard and wholesale markets. In this paper, recent New South Wales saleyard and wholesale price data on different classes of lamb are analysed using hedonic methods to...
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The Marketing Performance of Illinois and Kansas Wheat Farmers
Dietz, Sarah N.; Aulerich, Nicole M.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, … - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982 … average difference between farmer and market benchmark prices are sensitive to the market benchmark considered. Marketing … benchmark is used. The sensitivity of marketing performance to the market benchmark considered is explained by the seasonal …
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COMPARATIVE FORECAST ACCURACY IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES PRIME LAMB MARKET
Vere, David T.; Griffith, Garry R. - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 34 (1990) 02
The market for Australian prime lamb is characterised by high production seasonality and a highly competitive retail demand. Because these factors often translate into substantial market variability, regular forecasts of supply and demand are important requirements of lamb market participants....
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Modeling Farmers' Use of Market Advisory Services
Pennings, Joost M.E.; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2001
In an effort to improve marketing of their products, many farmers use market advisory services (MAS). To date, there is … their marketing plans, and how they choose among these services. Based on the literature on consulting services usage, a … the match between the MAS and the farmer's marketing philosophy drive MAS usage. To account for possible heterogeneity …
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DOES THE MARKET ANTICIPATE SMOOTHING IN USDA CROP PRODUCTION FORECASTS?
Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2004
soybean production forecasts during 1970/71 through 2003/04 marketing years. The analysis revealed that markets consistently …
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PUTTING THE RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 TO WORK: APPLIED MARKETING STRATEGIES (PowerPoint Presentation)
Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Martines-Filho, Joao Gomes - Office of the Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture - 2001
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THE EFFECTS OF FUTURES TRADING BY LARGE HEDGE FUNDS AND CTAS ON MARKET VOLATILITY
Holt, Bryce R.; Irwin, Scott H. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2000
This study uses the newly available data from the CFTC to investigate the market impact of futures trading by large hedge funds and CTAs. Regression results show that there is a positive relationship between the trading volume of large hedge funds and CTAs and market volatility. However, a...
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Do Composite Procedures Really Improve the Accuracy of Outlook Forecasts?
Colino, Evelyn V.; Irwin, Scott H.; Garcia, Philip - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, … - 2009
This paper investigates whether the accuracy of outlook hog price forecasts can be improved using composite forecasts in an out-of-sample context. Price forecasts from four wellrecognized outlook programs are combined with futures-based forecasts, ARIMA, and unrestricted Vector Autoregressive...
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