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Plato, Gerald E.. |
The gross soybean processing margin (the gross return per bushel of soybeans processed) is the main decision variable that processors use in deciding when and if to make binding commitments to process soybeans on future dates. Understanding how processors choose processing margins for future processing dates from among those available on successive days may help to resolve the ongoing concern about the level of competitiveness in processing agricultural commodities. Processing returns are treated as being equivalent to the returns to a call option. This approach provides the opportunity to simulate processor choice of processing margin by evaluating the incentive of waiting for a larger processing margin versus the incentive of locking in the currently... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Real options; Option exercise; Processing decision; Processing margins; Futures prices; Soybean crush; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33567 |
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