Forecasting has been very important in decision making at all levels and sectors of the economy. In agriculture, where the decision environment is characterized by risks and uncertainty largely due to uncertain yields and relatively low price elasticities of demand of most commodities, decision...

The intent of this study is to develop a model which represents the supply and demand relationships for fluid milk in the United States in order to forecast farm prices and the level of milk production for 1975 and to make projections to 1985 of the domestic consumption of fluid milk. The...

This paper analyses the development of milk prices and effectiveness of holdings included in particular production category of Farm Accountancy Data Network “411 Milk” and their relations. The influence of prices on profitability, elasticity of production, effectiveness of long-term assets...

Recent research in low-income countries has shown that high transfer costs and marketing marginsmay hinder the transmission of price signals, as they may prohibit arbitrage. Oligopolistic behaviorand collusion among domestic traders may retain price differences between markets at levels...

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...

We examined four evolution paths of the biofuel sector using a partial equilibrium worldagricultural sector model in CARD that includes the new RFS in the 2007 EISA, a two-wayrelationship between fossil energy and biofuel markets, and a new trend toward corn oilextraction in ethanol plants. At...

A sertéspiacon a kibocsátott termék mennyiségét és a felvásárlási árakat szabá-lyos éven belüli mozgások (szezonalitás) jellemzik. A sertéshús árának alakulását több tényező befolyásolja, például a termelők által felkínált vágósertések mennyi-sége és a...

Az EU csatlakozás drasztikus hatással volt a hazai tejszektorra, ilyen környe-zetben különösen fontos, hogy a jövőbeni tendenciákról megbízható információk álljanak rendelkezésre. E cikk keretében a hazai, az uniós és a világpiaci helyzet áttekintését, valamint a...

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