and Demand Estimates (WASDE) in corn and soybean futures markets over the period 1985 to 2006. Results indicate that WASDE … greater than normal return variance in corn futures and 6.87 times greater than normal return variance in soybean futures …

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982â …€“2004. The results show that farmer benchmark prices for wheat in Illinois and Kansas fall in the middle third of the price … and Kansas wheat farmers routinely market the bulk of their wheat crop in the bottom portion of the price range. Tests of …

investigated before and after the 2005 increase in speculative position limits for corn, soybean, and wheat contracts at the … interest in corn, soybean and wheat futures, but some of the increase would have occurred without the increase as new market … Chicago Board of Trade. The analysis of liquidity and market depth reveals a sharp increase in open interest for corn …

—are investigated before and after the 2005 increase in speculative position limits for corn, soybean, and wheat contracts at the … interest in corn, soybean and wheat futures, but some of the increase would have occurred without the increase as new market … Chicago Board of Trade. The analysis of liquidity and market depth reveals a sharp increase in open interest for corn …

Corn prices experienced enormous volatility over the last decade. In this paper, we apply a structural vector … autoregression model to quantify the relative importance of various contributing factors in driving corn price movements. The … a statistically significant effect on corn price movements. By contrast, shocks in the crude oil market have large …

This study sought to determine whether monthly revisions of U.S. Department of Agriculture current-year corn and …