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Discussion: Agricultural Commodities and Agribusiness Stocks as Financial Assets
Brorsen, B. Wade - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 03
Nonfarm investors might benefit from diversifying their portfolios by investing in the agricultural sector. Such diversifying investments could include investments in agricultural stocks or long-only futures positions through index funds. The papers in this session investigate the...
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Financialization and Structural Change in Commodity Futures Markets
Irwin, Scott H.; Sanders, Dwight R. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 03
The first decade of the 21st century has perhaps witnessed more structural change in commodity futures markets than all previous decades combined. Not only have trading volumes and open interest increased markedly, but this time period also saw historic changes in both trading and participants....
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Discussion: Commodity Price Discovery: Problems That Have Solutions or Solutions That Are Problems
Fortenbery, T. Randall - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 02
This paper examines three invited papers focused on commodity prices. Public responses to high nominal commodity prices and perceived increases in price risk have ranged from attempts to assign blame, attempts to change contracting arrangements, and development of public policy that...
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Spatial Price Analysis Incorporating Rate of Trade: Methods and Application to United States–China Soybean Trade
Han, Shengfei; Durham, Catherine A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 02
A regime-switching model for analysis of market integration has been developed that incorporates rate of trade information. An application of the methods to United States–China soybean trade demonstrates that the extended trade information allows better interpretation of market...
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Extension’s Role in Commodity Marketing Education: Past, Present, and Future
Riley, John M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 45 (2013) 03
. Given these recent challenges, the future of Extension agricultural commodity marketing is discussed. …
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PAYOFFS TO FARM MANAGEMENT: HOW IMPORTANT IS CROP MARKETING?
Nivens, Heather D.; Kastens, Terry L.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 34 (2002) 01
In production agriculture, good management is demonstrated by profits that are persistenly greater than those of similar neighboring farms. This research examined the effects of management practices on risk-adjusted profit per acre for Kansas farms over 1990-1999. The management practices were...
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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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USEFULNESS OF PLACEMENT-WEIGHT DATA IN FORECASTING FED CATTLE MARKETINGS AND PRICES
Norwood, F. Bailey; Schroeder, Ted C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 32 (2000) 01
regarding expected slaughter timings and improve fed cattle price forecasts and marketing strategies. Private data were …
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Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers Than for Plastic Ones? Evidence from Hypothetical Conjoint Analysis and Nonhypothetical Experimental Auctions
Yue, Chengyan; Hall, Charles R.; Behe, Bridget K.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 04
This study used and compared hypothetical conjoint analysis and nonhypothetical experimental auctions to elicit floral customers’ willingness to pay for biodegradable plant containers. The results of the study show that participants were willing to pay a price premium for biodegradable...
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COMMODITY R&D AND PROMOTION
Richards, Timothy J.; Padilla, Luis - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 34 (2002) 03
programs. This study investigates the potential returns to product research, development, and marketing in a dynamic commodity …
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