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When Can a Generic Advertising Program Increase Farmer Returns?
Freebairn, John W.; Goddard, Ellen W.; Griffith, Garry R. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 13 (2005)
Generic advertising has been a widely-used marketing tool of many agricultural industries. The strategy has come under …
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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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Target Markets for Grain and Cotton Marketing Consultants and Market Information Systems
Vergara, Oscar; Coble, Keith H.; Hudson, Darren; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 30 (2005) 01
of producer demand for marketing information and consultants is proposed that decomposes price received into exogenous … marketing consultants substitute for expenditures on market information systems. …
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The influence of weight and fat on lamb prices revisited
Hufton, Charlie; Griffith, Garry R.; Mullen, John D. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008
Previous research has found inconsistencies in the valuation of weight and fat characteristics of lamb carcasses between the saleyard and wholesale markets. In this paper, recent New South Wales saleyard and wholesale price data on different classes of lamb are analysed using hedonic methods to...
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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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OPTIMAL HEDGING WITH VIEWS: A BAYESIAN APPROACH
Shi, Wei; Irwin, Scott H. - 2004
The optimal hedging model has become the standard theoretical model of normative hedging behavior due to its intuitive tradeoff of expected return with risk, its effcient use of information and its easy implementation. In practice, the model can be easily implemented with the Parameter Certainty...
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Are Corn and Soybean Options Too Expensive?
Urcola, Hernan A.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2006
A growing body of recent evidence suggests that premiums for financial options might be too high. For agricultural options, market participants often make similar claims, however there is very limited scientific literature to prove or disprove such claims. This research investigates the...
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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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