RISK MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS: A SURVEY

William G. Tomek and Hikaru Hanawa Peterson

No 19580, 2000 Producer marketing and Risk Management Conference, January 13-14, Orlando, FL from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper surveys and evaluates the current state of knowledge about marketing strategies to manage price and revenue risk for farm commodities. What does existing research tell about the benefits and costs of alternative risk management strategies? What are the limitations of this research? What are the gaps in our knowledge?

Keywords: Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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