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Both options and better information about prices have been proposed to increase the attractiveness of livestock hedging strategies. This study examines the value of incorporating both into hedging strategies for live hogs. A two-period simulation model in which a hog producer chooses a hedging...
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entire Spanish agricultural sector. Spain's recent entry into the European Community which was accompanied by falling … the agricultural sector included obtaining development assistance for poor or declining regions and the fostering of a …
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This is a comprehensive study of the growth and impact of agricultural futures market traders. The growth of financial … questions twelve commodity markets are chosen to capture the majority of agricultural trading on organized futures markets and … encompass the agricultural commodity index trading activity. The data used are from the proprietary large trader database of the …
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This study investigates the reaction of the frozen pork bellies futures market to the release of inventory information. Knight-Ridder releases their analysts' forecasts of the USDA estimate two days prior to the estimate provided by the USDA. A rational expectations model is developed to study...
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