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Is farm benchmarking the new acceptable face of comparative analysis?

Fleming, Euan M.; Farrell, Terence C.; Villano, Renato A.; … - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)

In this paper, we assess the potential for rehabilitation of comparative analysis under its new guise of benchmarking. After a brief description of comparative analysis, we discuss the deficiencies that surrounded its fall in reputation: neglect of economic principles, limited scope for action,...

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Do Black Sea maize prices influence maize futures price discovery in Hungary? An analysis of the relationship between Hungarian and Black Sea maize prices

Potori, Norbert; Józsa, Mónika - In: Studies in Agricultural Economics 116 (2014) 3

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: Rövid és hosszú távú ciklikusság a kukorica- és a sertéságazat idősoraiban

Hegedűsné Baranyai, Nóra - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 57 (2013) 6

the value of maize production and pig stock per one thousand capita since the beginning of the 1960s. We concluded that …, if previous trends continue, the production level of maize will increase further in the coming years, amplified by the … been taken into consideration in the market for purchase of both maize and slaughter pigs. Stochastic relationships were …

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Supplying Improved Seed to Farmers in Rural Kenya: The Case of Freshco Kenya Ltd.

Mabaya, Edward T.; Cramer, Laura K.; Mahiga, Veronica K.; … - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 12 (2009) 1

Freshco, a small producer and distributor of hybrid maize seed and macadamia seedlings, was one of the first private … companies to enter the Kenya seed market after its liberalization. Currently, the company produces and markets six high yielding … maize varieties that are suited for diverse agro-ecological conditions. Despite the companyâ€™s encouraging growth in the …

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The Impact of the Oil Sector on Commodity Prices: Correlation or Causation?

Saghaian, Sayed H. - 2010

The interconnections of agriculture and energy markets have increased through the rise in the new biofuel agribusinesses and the oil–ethanol–corn linkages. The question is whether these linkages have a causal structure by which oil prices affect commodity prices and through these links,...

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Hog Options: Contract Redesign and Market Efficiency

Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2010

This article tests the efficiency of the hog options market and assesses the impact of the 1996 contract redesign on efficiency. We find that the hog options market is efficient, but some options yielded excess returns during the live hogs period but not during the lean hogs period. Our findings...

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Pricing Options on Commodity Futures: The Role of Weather and Storage

Bozic, Marin; Fortenbery, T. Randall - 2011

Options on agricultural futures are popular financial instruments used for agricultural price risk management and to speculate on future price movements. Poor performance of Black’s classical option pricing model has stimulated many researchers to introduce pricing models that are more...

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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance

Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - 2011

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...

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Cotton Futures Dynamics: Structural Change, Index Traders and the Returns to Storage

Power, Gabriel J.; Robinson, John R.C. - 2009

The commodity bull cycle of 2006-2008 and subsequent dramatic price decline have been asource of hardship for traditional commodity market participants such as producers andmerchant/shippers. The usefulness of futures markets has been called into question, especiallygiven that some market...

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Optimal Length of Moving Average to Forecast Futures Basis

Hatchett, Robert B.; Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - 2009

Futures prices when combined with a basis forecast provide a reliable way to forecast cashprices. The most popular method of forecasting basis is historical moving averages. Given therecent failure of longer moving averages proposed by previous studies, this research reassessespast...

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