Commercial Grain Merchandisers: What Do They Need to Know?

Brandon Kliethermes, Joe Parcell () and Jason R.V. Franken

No 53049, 2009 Conference, April 20-21, 2009, St. Louis, Missouri from NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management

Abstract: Little information exists on grain merchandisers, their characteristics, and the skills needed to be successful. This research contributes toward filling this gap. A summary of survey responses from 230 experienced grain merchandisers quantifies personal characteristics, skills perceived as important, and desire for executive education. Parametric analyses identify factors contributing to merchandisers’ salaries and their interest in establishing a certification process. Interestingly, experience but not formal education significantly enhances salaries.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2009-04
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/53049/files/confp15-09.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:nccc09:53049

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.53049

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in 2009 Conference, April 20-21, 2009, St. Louis, Missouri from NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search ().