A stochastic computer simulation model is used to estimate disaster payments under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973. The model uses a random yield generator and actuarial techniques. Simulated payments under 1976 program parameters and stochastic yields are estimated at $300...

Selection logging in the tropics is increasingly moving to systems that reduce the impact of harvesting operations on forests and soils. While much of the focus has been on modifying the tractor logging system using RIL principles, alternative harvesting systems have also been introduced. One of...

Exports of farm products fell for the second consecutive year in fiscal year 1983 to $34.8 billion. Values for agricultural imports, especially for competitive items such as live animals, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, beverages, and tobacco, gained by 6 percent to $16.4 billion in fiscal...

This statistical reference presents current and historical data on U. S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables cover commodity and country information for fiscal years 1982 and 1983, including value, quantity, and principal markets for agricultural imports and exports, and...

U.S. agricultural exports climbed to $35.1 billion during the first 11 months of fiscal year 1984 (October 1983-August 1984), 10 percent above those for the same period in 1983, despite lower volumes in some products. There were increased volumes and values for feed grains, wheat~ and cotton,...

This statistical reference presents current and historical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Detailed tables cover commodity and country information for calendar years 1982 and 1983, including value, quantity. and principal markets for agricultural imports and exports, and...

Price linkages between the Polish and foreign markets of grains and pork were investigated in the paper. The analysis indicates a decrease in price differences between the Polish and the EU markets and their increase between the Polish and the US markets. Causality tests and VAR models indicate...

Relative cross-country price volatility increases business risk and distorts efficient sector-level investment allocation. In order to answer the questions of “if” and “how” market structures affect relative price volatility, and using annual data from 14 manufacturing branches in 27 EU...

Multi-dimensional statistical analysis of the production and economic results recorded by the agricultural holdings in the EU countries in 2005 is conducted in the paper. Cluster analysis has been used. As a result of grouping five homogeneous clusters of holdings in the EU countries have been...

Mark-up plays nowadays the major role in plenty of DSGE models, and defining its cyclicality is one of the most demanding challenges in macroeconomics. The aim of the article was to measure price-cost margins (PCM) used as a proxy for mark-ups and their variation in the EU countries food...