Price risk management problems confronting grain processors differ somewhat from conventional motives for hedging. There are two components of this problem that are addressed in this study. One is the competitive characteristics of the processing sector, the structure and conduct of which...

Agricultural firms that use Value at Risk (VaR) tend to be the large diversified corporations. The benefits of VaR in the agricultural industry are not limited to large conglomerates; however, and this study provides empirical examples of how mid to large sized commodity end-users can use VaR to...

Bidding competition plays an important role in price discovery and the determination of suppliers in international grains. In this paper we analyzeinternational bidding competition for wheat for a specific importer. Tender data over the period 1993-1999 were analyzed and bid functions estimated...