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Performance Of The Producer Accumulator In Corn And Soybean Commodity Markets, Chad Te Slaa
Performance Of The Producer Accumulator In Corn And Soybean Commodity Markets, Chad Te Slaa
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This research quantifies risk reduction and performance of the producer accumulator contract in corn and soybean markets. To quantify performance, we use three alternative theoretical pricing models to estimate historical producer accumulator contract specifications in corn and soybean markets. We then compare the performance of the producer accumulator to eight alternative agricultural marketing strategy portfolios that are also used in new generation grain contracts. The performance measures we compare are: average bushel price that would be received by the producer, daily portfolio risk, and the Sharpe ratio. The period we examine performance was between 2008 and 2017. We investigate performance …
An Analysis Of The Demand For Rail Transportation Of Corn, Soybeans, And Wheat In South Dakota, Melinda Sommer
An Analysis Of The Demand For Rail Transportation Of Corn, Soybeans, And Wheat In South Dakota, Melinda Sommer
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The cropping patterns, grain marketing flows, and transportation needs have changed in South Dakota as increased ethanol production has led to a significant increase in corn production and the production of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as a co-product. Previous studies have not focused specifically on the grain and oilseed transportation needs in South Dakota over an extended period of time that covers the influence of ethanol production. Quarterly rail data from the Surface Transportation Board Public Use Waybill Sample for 1991 to 2013 were used in a regression analysis of the demand for rail transportation of corn, soybeans, …