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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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Political Economy of the U.S. Cattle and Beef Industry: Innovation Adoption and Implications for the Future
Bailey, DeeVon - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 03
includes resisting innovations designed to provide more information and transparency in the marketing chain, such as additional …
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The Role of Price Risk Management in Mitigating Fed Cattle Profit Exposure
Belasco, Eric J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 33 (2008) 3
This study identifies the amount and origin of risk in cattle feedlot operations through the use of simulation techniques. Ex ante profit risks are evaluated under scenarios with varying levels of price protection through the use of forward pricing. An empirical probability density function is...
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USDA DATA REVISIONS OF CHOICE BEEF PRICES AND PRICE SPREADS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTIMATING DEMAND RESPONSES
Marsh, John M. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 17 (1992) 02
Reduced form price equations were estimated to compare market demand responses from two data sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) beef price and price spread data per revisions in 1978 and per revisions in 1990. The latest revisions were necessary to account for changing beef industry...
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Economic Value of Selecting and Marketing Cattle by Leptin Genotype
Lusk, Jayson L. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 02
Recent research has identified genetic diversity in the ability of animals to manufacture and recognize leptin, a protein that regulated appetite and weight. This paper determines the economic value of using information on leptin genotype to select and manage beef cattle. Results reveal that the...
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Economic Benefits of Animal Tracing in the Cattle Production Sector
Elbakidze, Levan - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 01
One of the options to prepare for a potential outbreak of an infectious livestock disease is to initiate an animal tracking system, which would provide information on animal movements and facilitate disease management. This study examines the benefits of implementing an animal tracking system in...
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