A presente pesquisa procurou analisar o agronegócio do ponto de vista das empresas, verificando a trajetória econômico-financeira das maiores empresas do agronegócio brasileiro, no período 1990-2003 em que mudanças importantes ocorreram na econômica nacional e mundial. O estudo foi...

Managing risk is required for farm enterprises to be profitable. Contractual agreements - such as livestock leases - can be crafted to loan or transfer assets, while also sharing risk. The beef cow share agreement is one example that allows individuals with complimentary inputs to benefit from...

Cattle feeding is an important value added enterprise on Iowa farms, while production efficiencies impact feedlot success, buying and selling prices are the largest determinant of cattle feeding profits. Because of seasonal fed and feeder cattle and corn price patterns, some months are more...

One of the main goals of livestock price forecasts is to reduce the risk associated with decisions that producers make. Thus, the producers need instruments that decrease or at least identify the risk, and help the producer's decision. The Lean Hog Futures is a single location where anyone with...

Cattle prices follow a fairly predictable seasonal pattern, therefore it is possible to forecast prices based on the current price and the assumption that history is a predictor of the future.