The integration of the Finnish meat market in the EU has important implications for domesticagricultural policy. Our aim is to estimate the characteristics of the Finnish pork and beef markets inrelation to those of Germany and Denmark. Our analysis uses symmetric and asymmetric thresholderror...

This study investigates the economic effects of external oil and food price shocks in thecontext of selected Asia and Pacific countries including Australia, New Zealand, SouthKorea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Thailand. The study is conducted withinthe framework of SVAR model using...

The goal of this study is to estimate how different price or quantity fixing contracts affectthe value of pig space unit in pig fattening. The value of pig space unit is estimated with astochastic dynamic programming algorithm. The model maximises the value of pig spaceunit by using four...

O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar o comportamento histórico dos preços pagos ao produtor de bovinos de corte e os preços pagos pelos consumidores por diferentes cortes de carne bovina no Rio Grande do Sul nas últimas décadas. O estudo foi realizado com base em duas séries...

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a estrutura e comportamento da série de preços mensal recebido pelos produtores de suíno do Estado do Paraná no período de 06/1994 a 08/2007. Para isso, a série de preços do suíno foi decomposta em seus elementos não observáveis: tendência,...

Models of agricultural economics typically operate at an annual basis or in a static equilibriumframework where inputs, outputs and their prices may change considerably. Production dynamics,however, imply that models relying on spatial and temporal aggregation do not capture the effects...

The marginal contribution of each of the selected variables was quantified in terms of premiums and discounts and mapped as dynamic iso-price regions that illustrate geographic and seasonal permanent price patterns for feeder cattle, as well as changing market conditions derived from unexpected...

This paper reports on the increased volatility in the milk price received by Flemish dairyfarmers and its consequence on the risk profile of selected Flemish dairy farms. Thevolatility of the milk price has doubled since January 2007. It is suggested that thisincreasing volatility could have a...

This paper identifies and synthesises strategic opportunities and challenges facing New Zealand’s sheep meat and beef sector over the next 10 to 15 years. A Delphi surveydraws on the sector’s collective knowledge and identifies areas of consensus anddivergence of opinion. Using the results...

This study was conducted to analyze the direct and indirect effects of ethanol policy on livestock production. Results of the theoretical model indicate the possibility of ethanol policy indirectly affecting livestock production. Econometric results show a possibility of ethanol policy...