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Working Papers

2011

1. Price Discovery in U.S. and Foreign Commodity Futures Markets: The Brazilian Soybean Example
   2011 Conference, April 18-19, 2011, St. Louis, Missouri, NCR-134/ NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management

2010

2. Price Discovery and Convergence of Futures and Cash Prices
   2010 Conference, April 19-20, 2010, St. Louis, Missouri, NCR-134/ NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management View citations (1)
3. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Changes to the Regulation of Derivatives and their Impact on Agribusiness
   Miscellaneous Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2007

4. Measuring the Influence of Commodity Fund Trading on Soybean Price Discovery
   2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management View citations (1)
5. Prediction of Loan Deficiency Payments
   2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
6. VALUING COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCER RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
   Economic Research Report, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2004

7. How Does Structural Change in the Global Soybean Market Affect the U.S. Price?
   Miscellaneous Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

2001

8. THE SOYBEAN PROCESSING DECISION: EXERCISING A REAL OPTION ON PROCESSING MARGINS
   Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (6)

1998

9. Food Procurement by USDA's Farm Service Agency
   Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)

1994

10. Performance of the 290 Put Option on 93 December Corn Futures
    1981-1999 Conference Archive, NCR-134/ NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management

1993

11. Methods for Selecting Delivery or Cash Settlement Arrangements for Agricultural Futures Contracts: The Case of Live Cattle
    1981-1999 Conference Archive, NCR-134/ NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management
12. Using Cash, Futures, and Options Contracts in the Farm Business
    Agricultural Information Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (5)

1992

13. Considering Hedgers' Basis Risk in Designing Agricultural Futures Contracts
    1981-1999 Conference Archive, NCR-134/ NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management

1990

14. Futures, Options, and Farm Programs: Report to Congress on a Study Mandated by the Food Security Act of 1985
    Staff Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (2)

1989

15. Effects of a subsidized put option program and forward selling on farmers' revenue risks
    Technical Bulletins, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (3)

1986

16. THE EFFICIENCY OF OPTIONS COMPARED TO, FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS FOR SHIFTING REVENUE RISK IN CROP PRODUCTION
    1986 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Reno, Nevada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

1979

17. WHEAT PRICE BANDS AND WELFARE: AN ANALYSIS OF STABILIZATION ALTERNATIVES
    Risk Management in Agriculture: Behavioral, Managerial, and Policy Issues, January 25-26, 1979, San Francisco, California, Regional Research Projects > W-149: An Economic Evaluation of Managing Market Risks in Agriculture

1978

18. The Social Costs of Instability In The U.S. Wheat Industry
    1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

1975

19. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PROJECTIONS: A MULTIMARKET EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH
    1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)

Undated

20. Federal Marketing Orders and Federal Research and Promotion Programs: Background for 1995 Farm Legislation
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2002

1. Competition and Prices in USDA Commodity Procurement
   Southern Economic Journal, 2002, 69, (1), 128-143 View citations (4)

1985

2. Valuing American Options on Commodity Futures Contracts
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1985, 37, (02), 14 View citations (5)

1984

3. Stockpiling U.S. Agricultural Commodities with Volatile World Markets: The Case of Soybeans
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1984, 36, (02), 9

1983

4. Dynamic Programming and the Economics of Optimal Grain Storage
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1983, 35, (01), 13 View citations (7)

1978

5. SOCIAL RETURNS TO DISEASE AND PARASITE CONTROL IN AGRICULTURE: WITCHWEED IN THE UNITED STATES
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1978, 30, (01), 8 View citations (3)

1977

6. AN APPROACH TO UNIQUE SOLUTIONS FOR CONSTANT-ELASTICITY COMMODITY MODELS
   Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1977, 29, (01), 4 View citations (1)
7. U.S. AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK UPDATE AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE WEST TO 1985 AND 2000
   Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1977, 01, (01), 14