Wholesale price forecasts of green grams using the neural network

Bingzi Jin and Xiaojie Xu

Asian Journal of Economics and Banking, 2024, vol. 9, issue 3, 463-490

Abstract: PurposeAgriculture commodity price forecasts have long been important for a variety of market players. The study we conducted aims to address this difficulty by examining the weekly wholesale price index of green grams in the Chinese market. The index covers a ten-year period, from January 1, 2010, to January 3, 2020, and has significant economic implications.Design/methodology/approachIn order to address the nonlinear patterns present in the price time series, we investigate the nonlinear auto-regressive neural network as the forecast model. This modeling technique is able to combine a variety of basic nonlinear functions to approximate more complex nonlinear characteristics. Specifically, we examine prediction performance that corresponds to several configurations across data splitting ratios, hidden neuron and delay counts, and model estimation approaches.FindingsOur model turns out to be rather simple and yields forecasts with good stability and accuracy. Relative root mean square errors throughout training, validation and testing are specifically 4.34, 4.71 and 3.98%, respectively. The results of benchmark research show that the neural network produces statistically considerably better performance when compared to other machine learning models and classic time-series econometric methods.Originality/valueUtilizing our findings as independent technical price forecasts would be one use. Alternatively, policy research and fresh insights into price patterns might be achieved by combining them with other (basic) prediction outputs.

Keywords: Green gram; Price forecast; Time series data; Neural network technique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/AJEB-01-2024-0007

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