commodities produced in these regions:corn, cotton, and wheat. Coppess examines policy development by the political and …-1989) 7. Revolution and Reform Launch the Modern Era (1990-1999) 8. Cotton, Ethanol & Risk Management Form the Modern Era …

examines whether changes in the prevalence of contracting at the county level are correlated with changes in the spot market … contracting prevalence. Results are sufficiently precise to rule out an economically significant negative relationship between … contracting prevalence and the spot price as statistically unlikely. …

of corn had a strong effect on the price of swine during the studied period (R=0.81). The studies found that changes to … the price of corn occurred twelve months before the changes to the price of swine. … the purchase price of corn, there were five full cycles between January 1992 and January 2011. The length of the cyclic …

the farm. The shift of production to contracting coincides with shifts of production to larger farms. Contracts are far …