We estimate actuarially fair premium rates for yield and revenue insurance for Georgia and South Carolina peaches. The premium rates for both products decrease at a decreasing rate as the mean farm-level yield increases. In general, the premium rate for revenue insurance exceeds the premium rate...

We estimate actuarially fair premium rates for yield insurance for Georgia and South Carolina peaches for comparison to the premium rates established by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) for the 1999 crop. The RMA premium rates varied from county to county, but were identical for all growers in a...

Agricultural options can enable farmers to obtain some of the same types of price protection currently available through the government's agricultural programs. Farmers can use agricultural options to reduce the price variability that they face when they sell their commodities, without...

Risk-efficient portfolios from a subset of marketing strategies were identified using Target-MOTAD. Portfolios were generated for Illinois, Arkansas, and South Carolina to determine whether regional price and yield characteristics affected the optimal marketing strategy selection during...

Using dichotomous logit analysis, the study measures the effects of relative price perceptions and demographic factors on the probability of restaurant catfish consumption in the United States. The study uses data from the 1988 Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Consumer Survey. <P>Relative price...</p>