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

Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - 2005

The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the economic value of USDA reports in hog and cattle markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of the...

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Wheat Forward Contract Pricing: Evidence on Forecast Power and Risk Premia

Shi, Wei; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Dietz, Sarah N. - 2005

While the risk premium hypothesis in futures markets has been the subject of a long and continuous controversy, the risk premium hypothesis in forward markets is also of interest among economists. The hypothesis is supported by some theoretical arguments and empirical evidence yet remains an...

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Should Farmers Follow the Recommendations of Market Advisory Services? A Bayesian Approach to Performance Evaluation

Cabrini, Silvina M.; Good, Darrel L.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2006

marketing recommendations. Results indicate that even when skeptical beliefs are incorporated into the model a few programs in … corn and several programs in soybeans appear to be better marketing alternative compared to a naïve strategy that mimics …

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THE VALUE OF USDA OUTLOOK INFORMATION: AN INVESTIGATION USING EVENT STUDY ANALYSIS

Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L.; Gomez, Jennifer K. - 2001

The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic value of USDA WASDE reports in corn and soybean markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of...

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The Performance of Chicago Board of Trade Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Futures Contracts after Recent Changes in Speculative Limits

Irwin, Scott H.; Garcia, Philip; Good, Darrel L. - 2007

Three attributes of futures contract behavior important for market performanceliquidity, volatility, and convergenceare investigated before and after the 2005 increase in speculative position limits for corn, soybean, and wheat contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade. The analysis of...

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Style and performance of agricultural market advisory services

Cabrini, Silvina M.; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - In: American journal of agricultural economics 89 (2007) 3, pp. 607-623

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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) 1, pp. 177-191

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Portfolios of Agricultural Market Advisory Services: How Much Diversification is Enough?

Cabrini, Silvina M.; Stark, Brian G.; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 37 (2005) 01

This study analyzes the potential risk-reduction gains from naïve diversification among market advisory services for corn and soybeans. The total possible decrease in risk through naïve diversification is small, mainly because advisory prices are highly correlated on average. Moreover, because...

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The Impact of Market Advisory Service Recommendations on Producers' Marketing Decisions

Pennings, Joost M.E.; Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 29 (2004) 02

producers' marketing philosophy, are important factors explaining the impact of MAS recommendations. Risk attitude does not …' marketing decisions …

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