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| Provedor de dados: |
31
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
OPTIMAL MARKETING DECISIONS FOR FEEDER CATTLE UNDER PRICE AND PRODUCTION RISK
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| Autores: |
Wang, Xuecai
Dorfman, Jeffrey H.
McKissick, John C.
Turner, Steven C.
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| Data: |
2005-06-21
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| Ano: |
2001
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| Palavras-chave: |
Cattle
Decision science
Estimation risk
Marketing
Livestock Production/Industries
C6
D2
Q1
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| Resumo: |
In many parts of the U.S., beef cattle production is a large sector of the agricultural economy, yet few of the cattle are stockered; instead the production is focused on cow-calf operations only. Restricting their operation to only the first phase of beef production may be limiting the cattle owners' profit potential. This paper examines the opportunities for operators to earn additional profit from stockering cattle. Using a representative risk-averse producer, a decision set with seven possible marketing strategies is elevated for the optimal decision in a Bayesian framework which allows for price and production risk. We find that in many instances retaining the cattle for stockering is a superior decision when done in conjunction with specific hedging strategies utilizing options and futures contracts.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
16720
http://purl.umn.edu/15442
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 33, Number 03, December 2001
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| Formato: |
13
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