do agricultural market advisory services beat the market? by scott h. irwin, thomas e. jackson, and...

28
Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S. H., T. E. Jackson, and D. L. Good. 1999. “Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market?” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Upload: sabrina-robbins

Post on 01-Jan-2016

217 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services

Beat the Market?

by

Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good

Suggested citation format:

Irwin, S. H., T. E. Jackson, and D. L. Good. 1999. “Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market?” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 2: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Corporate Risk Management and the Role of

Value-at-Risk

by

Dwight R. Sanders and Mark R. Manfredo

Suggested citation format:

Sanders, D. R., and M. R. Manfredo. 1999. “Corporate Risk Management and the Role of Value-at-Risk.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 3: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Accuracy of USDA Fed Cattle Price Reporting:

Is Mandatory Price Reporting Needed?

by

Stephen R. Koontz

Suggested citation format:

Koontz, S. R. 1999. “Accuracy of USDA Fed Cattle Price Reporting: Is Mandatory Price Reporting Needed?” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 4: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Who Will Pay for Guaranteed Tender Steak?

by

Jayson Lusk, John Fox, Ted Schroeder, James Mintert,

and Mohammad Koohmaraie

Suggested citation format:

Lusk, J., J. Fox, T. Schroeder, J. Mintert, and M. Koohmaraie. 1999. “Who Will Pay for Guaranteed Tender Steak?” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 5: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Short-Term Variability in Grid Prices for Fed Cattle

by

Clement E. Ward and Jong-In Lee

Suggested citation format:

Ward, C. E., and J.-I. Lee. 1999. “Short-Term Variability in Grid Prices for Fed Cattle.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 6: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Identifying and Managing Economic Risk

in Cattle Feeding

by

Darrell R. Mark, Rodney Jones, and Ted C. Schroeder

Suggested citation format:

Mark, D. R., R. Jones, and T. C. Schroeder. 1999. “Identifying and Managing Economic Risk in Cattle Feeding.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 7: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Feeder Cattle Price Slides

by

B. Wade Brorsen, Nouhoun Coulibaly,

Francisca G. C. Richter, and DeeVon Bailey

Suggested citation format:

Brorsen B. W., N. Coulibaly, F. G. C. Richter, and D.V. Bailey. 1999. “Feeder Cattle Price Slides.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 8: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Determinants of Replacement Heifer Price Differentials

by

Vern Pierce, Joe Parcell, and Richard Randle

Suggested citation format:

Pierce, V., J. Parcell, and R. Randle. 1999. “Determinants of Replacement Heifer Price Differentials.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 9: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Evaluating Forecast Accuracy of Cattle on

Feed Pre-Release Estimates

by

Kevin Dhuyvetter and Ted Schroeder

Suggested citation format:

Dhuyvetter, K., and T. Schroeder. 1999. “Evaluating Forecast Accuracy of Cattle on Feed Pre-Release Estimates.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 10: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Forecasting Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, and Corn Cash

Price Volatility: Time Series, Implied Volatility, and

Composite Approaches

by

Mark R. Manfredo, Raymond M. Leuthold,

and Scott H. Irwin

Suggested citation format:

Manfredo, M. R., R. M. Leuthold, and S. H. Irwin. 1999. “Forecasting Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, and Corn Cash Price Volatility: Time Series, Implied Volatility, and Composite Approaches.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 11: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

The Term Structure of Uncertainty Implied

by Option Premia

by

John A. Shaffer and Bruce J. Sherrick

Suggested citation format:

Shaffer, J. A., and B. J. Sherrick. 1999. “The Term Structure of Uncertainty Implied by Option Premia.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 12: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Evidence of Farmer Forward Pricing Behavior

by

Kevin McNew and Wesley Musser

Suggested citation format:

McNew, K., and W. Musser. 1999. “Evidence of Farmer Forward Pricing Behavior.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 13: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Forecasting Crop Yields and Condition Indices

by

Paul L. Fackler and Bailey Norwood

Suggested citation format:

Fackler, P. L., and B. Norwood. 1999. “Forecasting Crop Yields and Condition Indices.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 14: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

A Calendar Spread Trading Simulation of Seasonal

Processing Spreads

by

Christine A. Cole, Terry L. Kastens,

Frederick A. Hampel, and Laura R. Gow

Suggested citation format:

Cole, C. A., T. L. Kastens, F. A. Hampel, and L. R. Gow. 1999. “A Calendar Spread Trading Simulation of Seasonal Processing Spreads.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 15: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Why Don’t Country Elevators pay More for High

Quality Wheat? The Effects of Risk Information

by

Brian D. Adam and Sueng Jee Hong

Suggested citation format:

Adam, B. D., and S. J. Hong. 1999. “Why Don’t Country Elevators pay More for High Quality Wheat? The Effects of Risk Information.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 16: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Volatility Models for Commodity Markets

by

Paul L. Fackler and Yanjun Tian

Suggested citation format:

Fackler, P. L., and Y. Tian. 1999. “Volatility Models for Commodity Markets.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 17: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Price Volatility in Dairy Markets: A Story of Stocks?

by

Rob Weaver and William Natcher

Suggested citation format:

Weaver, R., and W. Natcher. 1999. “Price Volatility in Dairy Markets: A Story of Stocks?” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 18: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Commodity Futures Contract Viability:

A Multidisciplinary Approach

by

Joost M. E. Pennings and Raymond M. Leuthold

Suggested citation format:

Pennings, J. M. E., and R. M. Leuthold. 1999. “Commodity Futures Contract Viability: A Multidisciplinary Approach.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 19: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Payoffs to Farm Management:

How Important Is Grain Marketing?

by

Heather Nivens and Terry L. Kastens

Suggested citation format:

Nivens, H., and T. L. Kastens. 1999. “Payoffs to Farm Management: How Important Is Grain Marketing?" Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 20: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Testing the Possibility of Private Crop Insurance

and Reinsurance Markets

by

H. Holly Wang, Joseph L. Krogmeier, and Bingfan Ke

Suggested citation format:

Wang, H. H., J. L. Krogmeier, and B. Ke. 1999. “Testing the Possibility of Private Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Markets.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 21: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Forecasting performance of Storable and

Non-Storable Commodities

by

Scott Daniel, Ted Schroeder, and Kevin Dhuyvetter

Suggested citation format:

Daniel, S., T. Schroeder, and K. Dhuyvetter. 1999. “Forecasting performance of Storable and Non-Storable Commodities.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 22: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Post-Harvest Grain Storing and Hedging

with Efficient Futures

by

Terry L. Kastens and Kevin Dhuyvetter

Suggested citation format:

Kastens, T. L., and K. Dhuyvetter. 1999. “Post-Harvest Grain Storing and Hedging with Efficient Futures.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 23: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Modeling Ex Ante Price Expectations

within the U.S. Broiler Market

by

Andrew McKenzie and Matthew T. Holt

Suggested citation format:

McKenzie, A., and M. T. Holt. 1999. “Modeling Ex Ante Price Expectations within the U.S. Broiler Market.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 24: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Hog Profit Margin Hedging:

A Long-Term Out-of-Sample Evaluation

by

Gary D. Kee and David E. Kenyon

Suggested citation format:

Kee, G. D., and D. E. Kenyon. 1999. “Hog Profit Margin Hedging: A Long-Term Out-of-Sample Evaluation.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 25: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Agricultural Economists’ Effectiveness in Reporting

and Conveying Research Procedures and Results

by

Joe L. Parcell, Terry L. Kastens, Kevin C. Dhuyvetter,

and Ted C. Schroeder

Suggested citation format:

Parcell, J. L., T. L. Kastens, K. C. Dhuyvetter, and T. C. Schroeder. 1999. “Agricultural Economists’ Effectiveness in Reporting and Conveying Research Procedures and Results.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 26: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

They Trade Shrimp in Minneapolis? An Examination of

the MGE White Shrimp Futures Contract

by

Dwight R. Sanders and Joost M. E. Pennings

Suggested citation format:

Sanders, D.R., and J. M. E. Pennings. 1999. “They Trade Shrimp in Minneapolis? An Examination of the MGE White Shrimp Futures Contract.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 27: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

A Full Bayesian Analysis of Structural Changes with the

AIDS Model: The Case of Meat Demand

by

Ibrahima Yague, Steven C. Turner, and Jeffrey H. Dorfman

Suggested citation format:

Yague, I., S. C. Turner, and J. H. Dorfman. 1999. “A Full Bayesian Analysis of Structural Changes with the AIDS Model: The Case of Meat Demand.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].

Page 28: Do Agricultural Market Advisory Services Beat the Market? by Scott H. Irwin, Thomas E. Jackson, and Darrel L. Good Suggested citation format: Irwin, S

Bankers’ Forecasts of Farmland Value

by

Ted Covey

Suggested citation format:

Covey, T. 1999. “Bankers’ Forecasts of Farmland Value.” Proceedings of the NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. Chicago, IL. [http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/nccc134].