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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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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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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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Determinants of Return on Equity in U.S. Local Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives
Boyd, Scott; Boland, Michael A.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 39 (2007) 01
Farm supply cooperatives are an important component of the retail agribusiness industry in the United States. The …
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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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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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Local and Regional Food Systems in Florida: Values and Economic Impacts
Hodges, Alan W.; Stevens, Thomas J.; Wysocki, Allen F. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 02
A survey of 1599 randomly selected Florida households was conducted in 2012 to evaluate the consumer characteristics and economic impacts of local food purchases through retail stores, restaurants, and direct-to-consumer market channels. The total annual value of local food purchases averaged...
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The Biggest Bang for the Buck: Valuation of Various Components of a Regional Promotion Campaign by Participating Restaurants
Xie, Ran; Isengildina-Massa, Olga; Carpio, Carlos E. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 02
This study examined how various components of the Certified South Carolina campaign are valued by participating restaurants. A choice experiment was conducted to estimate the average willingness to pay (WTP) for each campaign component using a mixed logit model. Three existing campaign...
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Designing a Dedicated Energy Crop Supply System in Tennessee: A Multiobjective Optimization Analysis
Yu, T. Edward; Wang, Zidong; English, Burton C.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 03
A multiobjective optimization model integrating with high-resolution geographical data was applied to examine the optimal switchgrass supply system in Tennessee that considers both feedstock cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the system. Results suggest that the type of land converted...
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