Futures price responses to USDA's Cold Storage report

Article Abstract:

A study performed on an event study of the US Department of Agriculture's Cold Storage report of data concerning pork bellies in cold storage shows that nearby pork belly and live hog futures prices respond markedly to the release of the report. This discovery of a notable response proves that the Cold Storage report is able to perform one of its public policy objectives as it offers helpful data to the private market.

Animal Slaughtering and Processing, Meat Products, Pork Variety Meats, Reports, Pork, United States. Department of Agriculture, Pork industry, Cold storage, Refrigeration

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Producers' complex risk management choices

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The numerous risk management strategies available to producers which make their choices complex, and the various ways in which they deal with them are discussed. Data collected on U.S. producers reveal that they seldom use all available combinations of risk management tools and their risk management decisions vary across bracketing levels.

United States, Management consulting services, Other Management Consulting Services, Asset & Risk Management, Risk Management Consulting Svcs, Decision-making, Models, Decision making, Analysis, Evaluation, Risk management, Risk management services

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An analysis of marketed surplus response of cereals in Haryana state of India

Article Abstract:

The effect of both factor and output prices on marketed surplus is studied using a model. The study reveals that besides price adjustment, technological improvement and non-price factors are also of critical importance for increasing output supply and, hence, marketed surplus.

India, Surplus agricultural commodities, Surplus agricultural products

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