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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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Financialization and Structural Change in Commodity Futures Markets

Irwin, Scott H.; Sanders, Dwight R. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 44 (2012) 03

The first decade of the 21st century has perhaps witnessed more structural change in commodity futures markets than all previous decades combined. Not only have trading volumes and open interest increased markedly, but this time period also saw historic changes in both trading and participants....

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Devil or Angel? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom (and Bust)

Irwin, Scott H.; Sanders, Dwight R.; Merrin, Robert P. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 02

It is commonly asserted that speculative buying by index funds in commodity futures and overâ€“theâ€“counter derivatives markets created a â€˜â€˜bubbleâ€™â€™ in commodity prices, with the result that prices, and crude oil prices, in particular, far exceeded...

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PRE-HARVEST PRICING STRATEGIES IN OHIO CORN MARKETS: THEIR EFFECT ON RETURNS AND CASH FLOW

Zulauf, Carl R.; Larson, Donald W.; Alexander, … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 33 (2001) 01

This paper contributes to the debate on whether pre-harvest pricing strategies can improve returns over cash sales at harvest. It also examines cash flow needs of such strategies. The analysis is conducted for Ohio corn produced from 1986 through 1999. The pre-harvest strategies evaluated (short...

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

Good, Darrel L.; Irwin, Scott H.; Isengildina, Olga - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 02

This study investigates the impact of six major USDA reports in hog and cattle markets: Cattle; Cattle on Feed; Cold Storage; Hogs and Pigs; Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (LDPO); and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). A TARCH-in-mean model, with dummy variables to measure...

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Hog Options: Contract Redesign and Market Efficiency

Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42 (2010) 04

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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