FORWARD CONTRACTING VERSUS HEDGING UNDER PRICE AND YIELD UNCERTAINTY

Stephen E. Miller

Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, vol. 18, issue 2, 8

Abstract: Although apparently preferred by farmers to direct hedging as a forward pricing mechanism, forward contracting has received little attention in the literature dealing with optimal forward pricing levels. An often-cited reason for producer preference for forward contracting is the absence of basis risks under that forward pricing alternative. This paper presents models of optimal forward contracting and hedging under price and yield uncertainty within a mean-variance framework. The results indicate that basis certainty does not explain preferences for forward contracting.

Keywords: Risk; and; Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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