Optimal selling time in livestock production

Carlos Torres Carbonell, Gastón Silverio Milanesi, Fernando Tohmé, Patricia Chimeno and Javier Ignacio García Fronti

Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 2025, vol. 30, issue 60, 268-281

Abstract: PurposeThis paper analyzes the application of real options to livestock production. It evaluates the strategic flexibility in determining the optimal selling time for livestock, considering the technological and market risks involved in its production.Design/methodology/approachBased on a data sample of 300 records collected over the past 15 years, a biophysical-economic model was developed and simulated using an iterative stochastic procedure.FindingsThe alternatives that provide the highest profit growth are identified by quantifying their risk parameters and yielding strategies for enhancing the value of livestock companies.Originality/valueThis research aims to understand how to improve decision-making in companies managing biological assets under conditions of risk and uncertainty, using the case of livestock systems in Argentina as a basis. This case can be easily adapted to similar cases in other countries.

Keywords: Livestock; Real options; Climate risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/JEFAS-06-2024-0185

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