Farms are increasingly being affected by policies that involve production rights. Because of fluctuations in the prices of these rights in the spot market, farmers face a price risk. Establishing a futures market might enable them to hedge against this price risk. Rights futures have some...

Theoretical noise trader models suggest that uninformed traders can impact market prices. However, these models' conclusions depend crucially on the assumed specification for noise trader demand. This research seeks to empirically determine the appropriate demand specification for uninformed...

The lean hog futures contract is replacing the live hog futures contract at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange beginning with the February 1997 contract. The lean hog futures will be cash settled based on a broad-based lean hog price index, eliminating terminal markets from the price discovery...

A mezőgazdaságnak és a széles értelemben vett agrárüzletnek számos gazdaságszerkezeti, erőforrásbeli és kulturális sajátossága miatt speciális intézményekre van szüksége. Ezek létrehozásában az államnak kezdeményező és formáló szerepet kell vállalnia. A hazai...

High volumes of grain production in 2013, the devaluation of the national currency and concerns about likely disrupti ons in grain supplies from Ukraine allowed Russia to increase its grain export volumes in the period of 2013- 2014 MY1 and achieve the second highest result after record-high...

Последствиями введения в 2014 г. запретов на импорт свинины из стран, которые являлись основными экспортерами мяса в Россию, в краткосрочном периоде стали:...

Высокие объемы производства зерна в 2013 г., ослабление курса рубля и опасения по поводу возможных сбоев поставок зерна из Украины позволили России увеличить...

Снижение импортных пошлин на свинину с августа 2012 г. после вступления России в ВТО привело к падению цен на свинину и снижению рентабельности российских...

The efficacy of “gaseous” ozone in reducing numbers and re-growth of food-borne pathogens, (<i>Escherichia coli </i>and<i> Listeria </i>spp.), on leafy salads was investigated using spinach. A preliminary<i> in vivo</i> study showed 1-log reduction in six strains of <i>E. coli</i> and two species of <i>Listeria</i> spp. on...

<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> contamination of cantaloupes has become a serious concern as contaminated cantaloupes led to a deadly outbreak in the United States in 2011. To reduce cross-contamination between cantaloupes and to reduce resident populations on contaminated melons, application of...