The purpose of this paper is to investigate the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas over 1982 … performance of wheat farmers in Illinois and Kansas is about equal to the market if 24- or 20-month market benchmarks are used, is …-2004. The results show that farmer benchmark prices for wheat in Illinois and Kansas fall in the middle-third of the price range …

This study is part of a continuing program of research into the performance of economic infrastructure industries … consequences of failure to match levels of performance achieved overseas. It is based on data collected throughout 1997. …

investigated before and after the 2005 increase in speculative position limits for corn, soybean, and wheat contracts at the …, soybeans and wheat beginning in late 2005. The increase in position limits likely accommodated the increase in speculative … interest in corn, soybean and wheat futures, but some of the increase would have occurred without the increase as new market …

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 …€“2004. The results show that farmer benchmark prices for wheat in Illinois and Kansas fall in the middle third of the price …

Three attributes of futures contract behavior important for market performance—liquidity, volatility, and convergence …—are investigated before and after the 2005 increase in speculative position limits for corn, soybean, and wheat contracts at the …, soybeans and wheat beginning in late 2005. The increase in position limits likely accommodated the increase in speculative …

This working paper discusses the rice economy of Kerala, with a disaggregate analysis of its performance. [Working …

Distinct phases of technology and policy have distinct effects on agricultural performance. Cotton is a useful case for … action. The most recent of these is the cultivation of Bt cotton. For purposes of this paper, we have divided the period from … profitability. This paper develops, for the first time, an input price index specific to cotton cultivation in India. The study …