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| Jackson, T.; Malcolm, Bill. |
| We present in clear, readable terms how to understand the risky aspects of a ewe purchase decision. Expected lamb prices in the future are an important driver of ewe prices now. We derive easy methods of determining the relationship between future lamb prices and current ewe prices. This lends to an evaluation of rules of thumb showing that the 'bet' and the 'odds' are keys to good investment. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Ewe prices; Lamb prices; Purchase; Risk; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120910 |
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| Fenyves, Veronika; Orban, Ildiko; Dajnoki, Krisztina; Nabradi, Andras. |
| The Hungarian sheep sector has become a one-market sector, almost the whole amount of slaughter lamb went to Italy. It would worth to exploit possibilities in other European markets. Such markets can be the Spanish and Greek for ”light” and the French, German and English markets for ”heavy” lambs. The European lamb prices are characterized by large seasonal fluctuation and the degree and timing of changes are different. Due to these seasonal changes, the producers often suffer great losses. Study of the literature on lamb sales called for an analysis of price forecasting. In my study, I performed a forecasting of lamb prices in Hungary, Italy and Greek for the period between 1996 and 2007 based on the data of the European Committee. Among the forecasting... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Forecasting; Lamb prices; Comparison; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58012 |
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