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The Value of USDA Situation and Outlook Information in Hog and Cattle Markets

Good, Darrel L.; Irwin, Scott H.; Isengildina, Olga - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 02

This study investigates the impact of six major USDA reports in hog and cattle markets: Cattle; Cattle on Feed; Cold Storage; Hogs and Pigs; Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (LDPO); and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). A TARCH-in-mean model, with dummy variables to measure...

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Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry

Muth, Mary K.; Liu, Yanyan; Koontz, Stephen R.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 01

Information on prices and price risk differences across marketing arrangements aids fed cattle producers in making … choices about marketing methods. As part of the congressionally mandated Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, we investigated … fed cattle price and price risk differences across marketing arrangements. The analysis uses data representing cattle …

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Reducing Self-Selection Bias in Feeder Cattle Premium Estimates Using Matched Sampling

Williams, Brian R.; DeVuyst, Eric A.; Peel, Derrell S.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 39 (2014) 1

Past value-added research employs hedonic pricing models to estimate premiums associated with value-added feeder cattle characteristics. However, hedonic pricing models require restrictive assumptions and impose a functional form. Producers also self-select into a treatment group, potentially...

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ELECTRONIC MARKET USE BY OKLAHOMA LAMB PRODUCERS

Koontz, Stephen R.; Ward, Clement E. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18 (1993) 01

Socioeconomic and production system characteristics of a sample of Oklahoma sheep producers were employed to examine the decision to use or not use an electronic market for slaughter lambs. Producer attributes that influence electronic market use were identified with qualitative choice models....

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Impact of Mandatory Price Reporting on Fed Cattle Market Integration

Pendell, Dustin L.; Schroeder, Ted C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 03

Geographic fed cattle markets are important because cattle are bulky and perishable, and production and consumption areas are separated. These characteristics make cattle transportation costly and can contribute to segmented markets. This study uses USDA-AMS reported fed cattle market price data...

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Private Agricultural R&D in the United States

Tokgoz, Simla - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 02

The objective of this study is to analyze the determinants of private agricultural R&D investment in the United States and the liaison between public and private R&D sectors. The empirical analysis employs U.S. agricultural data for the 1970-1996 period. The results show that federal R&D...

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Trait Stacking, Licensing, and Seed Firm Acquisitions on Genetically Modified Grains: A Strategic Analysis

Wilson, William W.; Huso, Scott R. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3

Commercialization of genetically modified (GM) traits leads to interesting strategic questions for agbiotechnology and seed firms. The purpose of the study is to evaluate equilibrium strategies of agbiotechnology and seed firms regarding commercialization of GM traits. Two game theory models...

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The Effect of Innovation on Agricultural and Agri-food Exports in OECD Countries

Ghazalian, Pascal L.; Furtan, William Hartley - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 03

This paper investigates the effect of innovation on primary agricultural and processed food product exports among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. A theoretical gravity equation that accounts for innovation is derived. The empirical exercise uses panel...

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A Genetically Engineered Crop's Impact on Pesticide Use: A Revealed-Preference Index Approach

Sydorovych, Olha; Marra, Michele C. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 03

A revealed-preference-based method is proposed for assessment of the environmental and human health impact of genetically engineered (GE) crops. This method employs the relative pesticide toxicity information from farmers' pesticide choices combined with volume of pesticides as an alternative to...

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A Continuum of Consumer Attitudes Toward Genetically Modified Foods in the United States

Ganiere, Pierre; Chern, Wen S.; Hahn, David E. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 01

A national telephone survey was conducted in the United States in April 2002 to study the consumer acceptance of genetically modified (GM) foods. Attitudes toward GM foods were examined through the use of a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), analyzing the interrelationships among many...

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