Time Series Prediction with Artificial Neural Networks: An Analysis Using Brazilian Soybean Production

Emerson Rodolfo Abraham, João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis, Oduvaldo Vendrametto, Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Costa Neto, Rodrigo Carlo Toloi, Aguinaldo Eduardo de Souza and Marcos de Oliveira Morais
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Emerson Rodolfo Abraham: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Oduvaldo Vendrametto: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Costa Neto: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Rodrigo Carlo Toloi: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Aguinaldo Eduardo de Souza: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Marcos de Oliveira Morais: Postgraduate Program in Production Engineering, Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Dr. Bacelar Street 1212, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Food production to meet human demand has been a challenge to society. Nowadays, one of the main sources of feeding is soybean. Considering agriculture food crops, soybean is sixth by production volume and the fourth by both production area and economic value. The grain can be used directly to human consumption, but it is highly used as a source of protein for animal production that corresponds 75% of the total, or as oil and derived food products. Brazil and the US are the most important players responsible for more than 70% of world production. Therefore, a reliable forecasting is essential for decision-makers to plan adequate policies to this important commodity and to establish the necessary logistical resources. In this sense, this study aims to predict soybean harvest area, yield, and production using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and compare with classical methods of Time Series Analysis. To this end, we collected data from a time series (1961–2016) regarding soybean production in Brazil. The results reveal that ANN is the best approach to predict soybean harvest area and production while classical linear function remains more effective to predict soybean yield. Moreover, ANN presents as a reliable model to predict time series and can help the stakeholders to anticipate the world soybean offer.

Keywords: artificial neural networks; time series forecasting; soybean; food production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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