Replaced with revised version of paper 07/05/07.

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/05/07.

Replaced with revised version of paper 02/13/07.

This study investigates effects of the world crude oil price on feed grain prices and pork prices in China. The results from time series techniques show the influences of crude oil price are not significant over the study period. The pork demand and supply result in the skyrocketing pork price.

The focus of this study is the effects of exchange rate, commodity price, and ocean freight cost risks on import demand with forward-futures markets. The case of U.S. and Brazilian soybeans is analyzed empirically using monthly data. A two-way error component two-stage least squares procedure...

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This study examines the pricing-to-market behavior of U.S. meat exporters across destination markets and investigates the sensitivity of U.S. export prices in response to exogenous exchange rate changes. The objective is to see whether price discrimination is present or meat export markets have...