This paper provides a unique perspective to the question of why U.S. producers' hedging practices are not consistent … producing in a supported environment decreases hedging for pre-planting and pre-harvest price levels by approximately 30 and 20 … agricultural lending practices and the relative costs of price-risk management (hedging) tools across countries …

This article provides a unique perspective to why U.S. producers' hedging practices are not consistent with the price ….S.) decreases hedging for preplanting and preharvest expected yields by 30.39% and 20.03%, respectively. This study raises issues …