Forward Pricing Contracts as a Risk Management Tool in Volatile Agricultural Markets

Hanna Bacon, Christopher T. Bastian and Chian Jones-Ritten

Western Economics Forum, 2026, vol. 24, issue 1

Abstract: We use data from privately negotiated laboratory market experiments (both forward and spot delivery) to examine seller outcomes in the face of exogenous shocks and evaluate potential issues with using contracts to mitigate risk.

Keywords: Risk; Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.412794

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