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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"agricultural commodity"”.
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An econometric analysis of global agricultural commodity prices
This thesis analyses global agricultural commodity price dynamics, with an emphasis on the causal factors behind movements and their forecastability. The analysis builds upon recent developments in the areas of time series econometrics, agricultural economics and applied economics to provide an …
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Volatility and risk management in agricultural commodity markets
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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The competitive advantage of velvet beans as an economic agricultural commodity
… advantage of velvet beans as an economic agricultural commodity. In the past 40 years, although food insecurity, poverty and environmental degradation persist, worldwide farmers have made considerable progress in increasing per capita food production whilst better understanding …
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Understanding the impacts of agricultural commodity price volatility on Nebraska's economy : a systems approach
Agricultural production is one of the cornerstones of Nebraska's economy and acts as a driver for the state's economy. Nebraska's geography, infrastructure, and industry all support agriculture, and many industries within the state depend on the labor and goods from agricultural producers. In …
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An analysis of the role of financialisation, China and stockholding in agricultural commodity price movements
A wide range of commodity prices experienced a large peak in 2007/08, including many agricultural commodities. Since then agricultural commodity prices have remained at relatively high levels compared to the recent past and several agricultural commodities (e.g. maize and sugar) have experienced …
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A hierarchical and longitudinal analysis of the effects of international food and agricultural commodity price surges on domestic income distribution
An important question debated among development scholars and professionals is whether the distribution of income within nations is becoming less equitable due to the forces of globalization. This study investigated the effect of a single global economic event, the 2006 to 2008 global food price …
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Impact of Price Risk on Aggregate Farrowing Response
… many economic changes and disruptions within the agricultural sector. These changes have led to greater variation in the prices of agricultural commodity prices, which has increased the likelihood of price risk. The impact of increasing levels of price risk on producer response is still not well …
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Modelling seasonality in South African agricultural futures
This study investigates the seasonality in agricultural commodity futures prices. Futures prices are modelled using the model developed by Sørensen (2002). The model defines the commodity spot price as the sum of a nonstationary state variable, a stationary state variable and a deterministic …
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MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF COMMODITY PRICE DYNAMICS
Fluctuation in commodity prices is a significant and timely issue to be studied. My first chapter examines the impact of monetary policy and other macroeconomic shocks on the dynamics of agricultural commodity prices. The major contributions of this study are twofold. First, unlike other studies …
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Dynamic econometric modeling of the U.S. wheat grain market
… series models have not gained much ground in commodity market modeling despite the overwhelming popularity of time series approaches in forecasting and dynamic analyses. This dissertation contributes by applying developments in seasonal cointegration and structural-time series analysis (e.g., …
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Essays on commodity investing and volatility risk
… of three essays that investigate issues in commodity investing and volatility risk in commodity futures markets. The first essay evaluates the usefulness of commodities in a portfolio by examining multiple commodity instrument tools and by controlling for estimation error. Using data from …
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Quantile Connectedness and Tail Risks: Interactions between Agricultural and Energy Markets
… and tail-risk dynamics between energy and agricultural commodity markets using a quantile vector autoregression (QVAR) model. We investigate connectedness in the futures contract returns of ten commodities, including energy products (crude oil, heating oil, gasoline, natural gas) and …
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Price and Income Dynamics in the Agri-Food System: A Disaggregate Perspective
… on the redistributional-power dynamics of agricultural commodity price movements: global value chains analysis, the food regime approach and the emergent international political economy literature on post-crisis commodity derivatives regulations. As the thesis argues, although these …
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Using subsidized put options to replace the federal price and income support programs for corn
… to determine the feasibility of using regulated agricultural commodity options trading for the benefit of farmers to protect them from fluctuations in the value of their commodities. The purpose of this study is to examine the prospects for using put options in place of current farm income …
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Comparative Analysis of Rhizosphere and Endosphere Microbiome of Different Blueberry Species (Vaccinium sp.)
<p>Blueberries are an important agricultural commodity in all over the United States. Due to its health benefits, there is a huge demand globally, thus expanding the industry. Breeding programs are essential to maintain such industries. Challenges that play a role in contemporary breeding programs …
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Is the Share of Agricultural Maintenance Research Rising? Implications for Future Productivity Growth in U.S. Agriculture
Agricultural research is susceptible to research deterioration due to biological, climatic, and economic forces. Research deteriorates as the base conditions it addresses change which leaves the resulting information or technology less effective, efficient, productive, and/or relevant. Maintenance …
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Three essays on biofuel, weather and corn yield
… we estimate the impact of RFS on biofuel prices, agricultural commodity prices using a stochastic partial equilibrium model. Chapter 3 develops a linear spline fixed effect model to estimate the impact of climate variables on corn yield by adding in soil moisture as an explanatory variable. Recent …
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Groundwater depletion embodied in transfers and exports of the United States
… global food security by producing and exporting agricultural products all over the world. Irrigation from groundwater resources is increasingly important in agricultural production in the US. Groundwater withdrawals for irrigation have nearly tripled since records began in 1950, even accounting …
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Efficacy and biases In inspections for biosecurity threats In South Africa
Trade in agricultural commodities is beneficial economically, but it carries risks, as alien agricultural pests can be imported into new regions. To manage this challenge, inspections of agricultural produce are performed at South Africa’s ports of entry. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy …
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Dynamics of agribusiness decision making in Uganda
… life through agriculture alone. Agribusinesses--commodity traders in particular-are well positioned to help farmers access knowledge, goods, and services to increase yields and improve crop quality In some cases, provision of knowledge, goods, and services aligns with an agribusiness's regular …
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