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THE 2003 SUPERMARKET PANEL ANNUAL REPORT
Kinsey, Jean D.; Jacobson, Elaine M.; Behl, Ajay S.; … - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003
Executive Summary The Food Industry Center established the Supermarket Panel in 1998 as the basis for an ongoing study of the supermarket industry. Since 2000 the core of the Panel has been a random sample of stores drawn from the approximately 32,000 supermarkets in the U.S. that accept food...
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A Comparative Evaluation of Cash Flow and Batch Profit Hedging Effectiveness in Commodity Processing
Dahlgran, Roger A. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2006
Agribusinesses make long-term plant-investment decisions based on discounted cash flow. It is therefore incongruous for an agribusiness firm to use cash flow as a plant-investment criterion and then to completely discard cash flow in favor of batch profits as an operating objective. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005804787
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Market Share Analysis and the International Market for Fats and Oils
Houck, James P.; Ryan, Mary E. - Department of Applied Economics, College of … - 1978
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EVALUATION OF HEDGING IN THE PRESENCE OF CROP INSURANCE AND GOVERNMENT LOAN PROGRAMS
Zuniga, Manuel; Coble, Keith H.; Heifner, Richard G. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2001
This research evaluates the interaction of new alternative insurance designs, forward pricing tools and the government revenue protection program while assuming a government loan program is in place. A numerical analysis is conducted using a revenue simulation model that incorporates futures...
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The Role of the Bid-Ask Spread in a Dynamic - Time-Varying Optimal Hedging Model
Haigh, Michael S. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2001
This paper presents a manageable and effective way of nesting two popular, yet distinct approaches to obtain optimal hedging ratios - time-series econometrics (GARCH) and dynamic programming (DP). The nested DP-GARCH model is then compared to a DP-GARCH model that accounts for variability in the...
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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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Factors Affecting Hedging Decisions Using Evidence from the Cotton Industry
Isengildina, Olga; Hudson, Darren - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2001
study seeks to analyze producer hedging behavior within the framework of the overall marketing behavior. Producer marketing … behavior is modeled as a simultaneous choice between cash sales, cooperative marketing and forward contracts, and hedging. A … (direct hedging vs. cooperative marketing and forward contracts). …
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THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES GRAIN MARKETING SYSTEM
Dahl, Reynold P. - Department of Applied Economics, College of … - 1992
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MILK MARKETING ORDER REGULATIONS
Buxton, Boyd M. - Department of Applied Economics, College of … - 1979
milk marketing order program. It further develops the economic rationale on how the regulations achieve those goals and …
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THE STORAGE OF POTATOES AND THE MAINE POTATOES FUTURES MARKET
Sexauer, Benjamin - Department of Applied Economics, College of … - 1976
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806995