PARTICIPATION BY FARMERS IN FORWARD CONTRACTING AND HEDGING

Nathan M. Asplund, D. Lynn Forster and Thomas T. Stout

No 270516, 1989 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Logit models of farmers' forward pricing practices are developed. Results indicate: (a) farm size significantly affects use of hedging and forward contracting; (b) farmers inclination to search for information is related to their forward pricing practices; and (c) forward pricing practices are complementary with other risk reduction methods.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 1989-07-30
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270516

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