Strategic use of index-based frost insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability for wheat producers in Australia

Jonathan Barratt, Jarrod Kath, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Brian Collins, Karine Chenu, Jack Christopher and Duc-Anh An-Vo

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 226, issue C

Abstract: Losses due to frost undermine the financial sustainability of growing spring wheat, which is often managed by the late sowing of crops. While late sowing may reduce frost risk, it can compromise yields due to increasing risks of heat and drought stress later in crop development.

Keywords: Index-based insurance; Broadacre; Wheat; APSIM; Frost; silo; Crop adaptation; Sowing; Management practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104306

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